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Margaret Ritchie Wont Stand For SDLP Leadership

Posted on September 7, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Margaret Ritchie has already decided not to stand for the SDLP Leadership. She advised her Inner Circle last week…..or more likely they told her that there was no chance of winning. Eamonn Mallie is already tweeting that Conall McDevitt will … Continue reading →

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Dealing With The Past……Yet Again!

Posted on September 6, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

The Conflict Resolutionists……….they have’nt gone away you know. Platform for Change, the high priests of “lets get alongerism” held an event on “Dealing With the Past” in the Black Box, Hill Street, Belfast and I went along. The most public … Continue reading →

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“Líofa 2015″… A Campaign to Get People Fluent in Gaelic

Posted on September 3, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Note : “Líofa” is the Gaelic word for “Fluent”. There are lies, damned lies and the Norn Iron Census. And every decade (2011 being just the latest)  I lie thru my teeth and claim that I am “liofa” (at best … Continue reading →

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A Little Nonsense Now And Then……

Posted on September 3, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

A Little Nonsense Now and Then is Cherished by the Wisest Men….. As a Very Wise Man (no sniggering!), I cherish a little Nonsense. My two forms of Cherished Nonsense are Internet Blogging and Collecting Toy Soldiers.    Collecting plastic … Continue reading →

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Joshua Blowing His Trumpet…..Or Tom Ekin Blowing His Own Trumpet.

Posted on September 2, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Belfast City Council last night. Tom Ekin of the Alliance Party proposed the demolition of Belfasts “Peace” Walls. There are several of these Walls in Belfast dividing Protestant/Unionist areas from Catholic/Nationalist areas. Working class areas. In the language of the British … Continue reading →

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Conflict Resolutionists…They Havent Gone Away You Know.

Posted on September 2, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

It is my my view that Conflict Resolution is to History  what Astrology is to Astronomy. In other words Conflict Resolution is a “cod” academic discipline which is made for academics by academics. It has no value whatsoever. Despite the … Continue reading →

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Patsy McGlone…Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man.

Posted on August 30, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

On 1st August 2011, Patsy McGlone, SDLP Deputy Leader and MLA for Mid Ulster announced his intention to stand for the Party Leadership in November. I support him. It is hard not to feel sorry for Margaret Ritchie who was … Continue reading →

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Joining, Leaving and Re-Joining SDLP

Posted on August 26, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

I was thinking about how I joined the SDLP in June 1973, how I left it in 1981-82 and about the circumstances in which I might re-join it in 2011, SDLP has “lost” a lot of members …good members over … Continue reading →

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Professional Politics Is A Very Bad Thing.

Posted on August 22, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

I wonder if being “good” at Politics is actually a Virtue. It is at best a devious kinda game and its probably a bigger virtue NOT to be good at it. Id rather have an amateur politician than a “professional” … Continue reading →

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GAA and the Police: Outreach

Posted on August 20, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

I was also at a Gaelic Athletic Association event in a local club (not my own) today. Tournament for underage teams under 8 under 10 etc. All the kids received a black goody  bag with the the slogan “Be Social Dont be Anti-Social”. … Continue reading →

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