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Carlos Tevez……And The Alliance Party

Posted on April 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

At first glance, there is very little connexion between the Carlos Tevez, the Manchester City footballer and the Alliance Party. But actually they have a lot in common. Earlier this season, Tevez refused to go on to the pitch as … Continue reading →

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Alliance Party Conference

Posted on April 20, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Unfortunately I wont be at the Alliance Party Conference. The venue…La Mon Hotel in East Belfast/Castlereagh is not convenient. A pity. It promises to be almost interesting. In the past few months, things have started to go wrong for the … Continue reading →

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From The Youth Team To The Senior Team

Posted on April 19, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I have never been very good at getting the balance right between praising a young person and being patronising. But on the other hand, in three weeks time I will be a 60 year old….an aul fella……so I suppose I … Continue reading →

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Clutching At (Jack) Straws

Posted on April 19, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

About a year ago one of the British Satellite Channels (More 4) showed a comedy entitled “The Trial of Tony Blair” with Robert Lindsay in the title role. It was of course a comedy…a satire…but Tony B Liar is now … Continue reading →

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Ian Parsley & Zero Rates For Town Centres

Posted on April 19, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Ian Parsley makes an eloquent case for zero rates on town centre retail businesses. He does not mention the Alliance Party. Coincidently the new Alliance Chair is Glyn Roberts, CEO of the Norn Iron Independent Retailers Consortium. Perhaps they can … Continue reading →

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Square Pegs….Round Holes….Local Politics

Posted on April 18, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I am going thru a lot of Nostalgia over the past few weeks. Lots of reasons. In three weeks, I will be sixty years old. And it should not actually be any more different than any previous birthday. It concentrates … Continue reading →

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Rev Ray Davey RIP

Posted on April 17, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I am saddened by the death of Ray Davey, the Presbyterian Minister who was one of the founders of the Corrymeela Community. My wife was also there in the early days. Ray was a Minister of the Broadway Church on … Continue reading →

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Ian Parsley …Ooops He Did It Again

Posted on April 17, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Ian Parsley (described on Wikipedia as a “politician, business man and linguist”) fought the 2009 European Election for Alliance Party. In 2010 he was fighting for UUP_UCFNPU (or whatever) at Westminster, before being a Conservative Party member. Having canvassed in … Continue reading →

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Interesting Thread On Slugger O’Toole-Stratagem

Posted on April 17, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

An interesting thread…..or more accurately a potentially interesting thread has been developing over at Slugger’s place where the peerless Mick Fealty initiated a conversation “For Nationalists Only” ……”Whats Great About Living in the United Kingdom”. A reasonable enough question and … Continue reading →

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Culloden 16th April 1746

Posted on April 16, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

On 16th April 1746, the Jacobite Rebellion ended in the Battle of Culloden and the subsequent massacre of Highland men women and children by Hanoverian forces under the command of Duke of Cumberland. No British regiment has Culloden on its … Continue reading →

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