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The Leveson Inquiry…Witnesses Week 1

Posted on November 29, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

By general consent, the first week of hearing witnesses to the Leveson Inquiry into (British) Media Standards has been a very bad week to be a journalist or tabloidist. It must have been very uncomfortable listening for them. Monday to … Continue reading →

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Celtic and Rangers Explained

Posted on November 28, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Yesterday (Glasgow) Celtic beat St Mirren by 5-0 in a Scottish Premier League football match. Nothing surprising in that. Glasgows “Big Two”, the Old Firm, Celtic and Rangers are expected to convincingly beat the minnows from the twelve team League. … Continue reading →

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Wootton Bassett And The Control Of Patriotism

Posted on November 27, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Wootton Bassett (population 11,000) is a small town near Swindon in Wiltshire, England. It is also the nearest town to the British Air Force base to which the bodies of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are flown. On the way … Continue reading →

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Peter Robinson and Stephen Nolan

Posted on November 26, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

People say stupid things at annual Party Conferences/Conventions. They are after all a rallying point for the Party Faithful. Peter Robinson, Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and First Minister of Norn Iron is no exception. He spoke at his … Continue reading →

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The SDLP Must Target The Middle Aged As Members

Posted on November 25, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

There are two heartening features about the SDLP. One is the influence, inspiration of its old warhorses…….Hume, Mallon, Rodgers, Farren, Feely, McGrady and a host of councillors thru-out Norn Iron. The second is a seemingly endless supply of bright young men … Continue reading →

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The Leveson Inquiry…Nuremburg For Journalist Nazis

Posted on November 24, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

I have just finished watching the first weeks evidence in the Leveson Inquiry. Hopefully, I will post about this in greater detail over the weekend. The concensus among Journalists (reporting on the Inquiry)seems to be that this has been a … Continue reading →

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Phone Hacking Inquiry Overview

Posted on November 24, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Monday was the first day that evidence was taken in the Leveson Enquiry into phone hacking by the “News of the World” (and other excesses by British tabloid newspapers). For much of the summer Britain was convulsed by a series of … Continue reading →

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Football Is A Political…..er Football

Posted on November 19, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Football (ie Soccer)  is the World Game. Ireland has TWO teams, the “Republic of Ireland” (representing the 26 counties) and “Northern Ireland” (representing the six counties). Now that might mean that people in Norn Iron actually support “Northern Ireland” but … Continue reading →

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The Arab Spring And The European Autumn

Posted on November 18, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Remember the Arab Spring? Thousands of people in Egypt and Tunisia gathered in the streets to demand Democracy. The “West” supported this although turned a blind eye to the Saudia Arabian repression of protests in the neighbouring kingdom of Bahrain. … Continue reading →

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Family Wedding

Posted on November 14, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

I have not been posting here for a few days. A busy family time…as my younger son got married on Friday 11th November. A severe case of Empty Nest Syndrome.

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