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Cats Are Like Comets?

Posted on January 2, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I am not a big fan of Astrology……..well I am a typical Taurus I guess…….so I rarely read the Astrology threads on rival websites. Yet I was struck by the recent headline on Slugger O’Toole that “Comets are like Cats” … Continue reading →

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The Metro-Textual

Posted on January 1, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Having failed miserably to get “letsgetalongerism” and “the political overclass” into the Oxford English Dictionary, I am trying again with……..”Metro-Textual”. I hope it is original. What is a Metro-Textual???? Well ……..let me put it this way. Being a political anorak … Continue reading →

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Annual Report Card

Posted on January 1, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I did not know that WORDPRESS sent out an annual report. I do not recall this from last year, possibly because it was hardly worthwhile . In the period August 2011-January 2011, I  would have been lucky to get twenty views … Continue reading →

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Roll On 2014!

Posted on December 31, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Its 31st December 2012 and I am bored with 2013 already. Considering taking bets on how many times Dimbleby gets to say “UK City of Culture” and Sheldon gets to say “Londonderry” in the next twelve months.

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Nothing LIke A Dame

Posted on December 31, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

It is hard to think of the title”Dame” without thinking Widow Twanky and Mother Goose…especially in pantomime season. So the elevation of Margaret Beckett, the Foreign Secretary whoop could not quite bring herself to condemn Israel on one of their … Continue reading →

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“No…I Am The Steward of the Manor of Northstead”

Posted on December 31, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I am entirely neutral on the issue of “abstention” at Westminster. I voted Sinn Féin from 1993-2009 so it would hardly have bothered me if the Sinn Féin candidate had won and refused to take his/her seat. And I have … Continue reading →

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Mid Ulster

Posted on December 31, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

So Martin McGuinness has resigned his Westminster seat. And there will be a bye-election in Mid Ulster. It is of course pathetic that Slugger O’Toole should focus on the total irrelevance that Westminster seats are resigned by applying for a … Continue reading →

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A Merry Christmas To All Our Readers

Posted on December 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

And so this is Christmas…….and I will not be keeping my eye on the Czar of Russia until the New Year. So I wish you and yours a really fantastic Christmas. Thanks for reading this blog in 2012. Nollaig Shona … Continue reading →

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Northern Bank Robbery

Posted on December 21, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Eight years ago yesterday (20th December 2004), the Northern Bank in Belfast was robbed. Some speculation surrounds the identity of those responsible. PSNI have today released this photograph taken from CCTV Footage.  

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New Years Honours?

Posted on December 21, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Once again, I can assure you all that I will not be getting a OBE or MBE from Mrs Windsor this year. In fact Mrs Fitzjames Horse is a shoe-in to be offered one at some stage. She has been … Continue reading →

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