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So Farewell Then Tom Elliott

Posted on March 9, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Tom Elliott, Leader of the UUP resigned tonight. He was elected to the position in the summer of 2010. Perhaps not surprisingly…….seemingly twenty per cent of the UUP voters who elected him were from his Fermanagh-South Tyrone constituency. Elliott is … Continue reading →

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Parsley Watch

Posted on March 8, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

A good night for those of us who have taken a keen interest in the political career of Ian Parsley. Alliance councillor elected on the last count in Holywood DEA (North Down) 2005. Alliance candidate…..defected to Conservative Unionists and stood … Continue reading →

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The Scottish Referendum…Quintin Oliver Steps In!

Posted on March 8, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Interesting piece by Quintin Oliver on Slugger O’Toole-Stratagem site……..how to win a Scottish Refendum. So no sense of Irony…..in his “ten iron rules”. How exactly did the AV Referendum go Quintin? Was Stratagem perhaps involved?  

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Can We Shake On It? Seemingly Not

Posted on March 7, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

The British Olympics Team are being advised not to shake hands with people during the Games. Seemingly there is a chance of infection and highly trained athletes are very vulnerable to even minor infections which can have a bad effect … Continue reading →

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Paula Bradshaw Elected To Alliance Party Executive!!!

Posted on March 7, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

When Paula Bradshaw (and then Harry Hamilton) left the UUP ……there was an exchange of views on the Slugger O’Toole (partner of Stratagem who advises Rowntree which funds the Alliance Party) as to whether they would be fast-tracked by the … Continue reading →

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Has SDLP Turned The Corner?

Posted on March 6, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

It is now four months since the SDLP Annual Conference and the election of Alasdair McDonnell to replace Margaret Ritchie. Although Alasdair got off to a shaky start…that initial speech will haunt him……..and there was that furore over MLA salaries, things … Continue reading →

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Ireland At London Olympics…Selected So Far

Posted on March 5, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

With the Qualification for 2012 Olympics now in full swing, a timely look at who has already booked their place on the plane to London. Cycling….Ireland have a quota of three places in the Road Race. No riders have yet been … Continue reading →

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Frank Carson….It Was The Way He Told Them!

Posted on March 3, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Many of the obituaries and tributes to Frank Carson start with Opportunity Knocks and The Comedians but to many of us of a certain age……..who remember the opening night of Ulster Television in 1959……..Frank Carson was one of the first … Continue reading →

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Olympic Games…The Norn Iron Hopefuls

Posted on March 2, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

With the Olympic Games fast approaching, competitors from Norn Iron are qualifying for two teams. Up to three people have been selected for the British Rowing Squad and there will possibly be two in the British Mens Hockey Squad. Meanwhile … Continue reading →

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Disrupt The Olympics? Why Not?

Posted on March 1, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

The call by trade union leader Len McCluskey for the London Olympics to be disrupted by industrial action has predictably caused a furore. The notion that “bolshy” trade unions could be party poopers at the Worlds biggest party has caused … Continue reading →

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