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EU Referendum: A Score Draw

Posted on June 7, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

Last week on SKY News, I saw an item which indicated that the Remain vote in Scotland, Wale, Norn Iron…and London would be  more than 60per cent…but the Remain vote in “middle England” will be much closer. London is atypical … Continue reading →

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We CAN Handle The Truth

Posted on June 6, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

My Uncle Charlie was a country man. From Glenavy in County Antrim.  He liked to tell stories …some of which might have been true. To some extent..they were all true. Parables. Usually about the casual cruelty of rural poverty. Take … Continue reading →

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Muhammed Ali RIP

Posted on June 4, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

Muhammed Ali RIP. Aged 74…ten years older than me. And I think thats important because most of the tributes I see on TV News…Sky, BBC and even Fux News are recollections of people (men) in their 20s, 30s, 40s  ….and … Continue reading →

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EU Referendum: Sophisticated Versus Unsophisticated

Posted on June 4, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

The EU Referendum Campaign has turned nasty. Essentially it was always going to be HEAD (Remain) versus HEART (Leave), ECONOMICS (Remain) versus EMOTION (Leave). And lets be honest the Brexiteers do themselves few favours by coming across as a very … Continue reading →

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“Gay Blood Ban” Ends

Posted on June 3, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

All sensible people will be glad that the first act of new Health Minister, Michelle O’Neill (Sinn Féin) has been to overturn the ban on Gay Men donating blood to the Blood Transfusion Service. Previous DUP Health Ministers have argued that … Continue reading →

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Euros Football: There’s Only One Ireland

Posted on May 28, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

So the European Football Championships begin in two weeks time. In a not very radical move, I have decided to support Ireland…Republic of Ireland. I will not be supporting Norn Iron. “Making Northern Ireland Work” can never be interpreted as … Continue reading →

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From Busby To Mourinho

Posted on May 28, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

Yesterday Mr Bangor Dub, fellow Blogger and decent enough guy for a Gooner (a fan of Arsenal FC)  challenged me to write a post about Jose Mourinho becoming manager at Manchester United. Ya know its a strange thing. I find it … Continue reading →

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EU Referendum: A Voter’s Guide

Posted on May 26, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

1…This whole referendum was little more than a tactic to keep the Conservative Party united and to stop defections of voters and Tory members to UKIP. Yes ….so I should probably abstain. 2…Cameron won the 2015 Election on the basis … Continue reading →

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An 11 Year Old Journalist Writes…

Posted on May 26, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

When I was 11 years old part of the English lesson was producing a newspaper. The idea was that the English double period on Friday was spent putting together THREE newspapers. One for each row of twelve boys. For the … Continue reading →

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The New Executive

Posted on May 25, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

Well three weeks is certainly a long time in Norn Iron Politics. I was pretty disappointed as the results came thru. But today as the new Executive takes up office, I am actually quite happy. As it turns out, the … Continue reading →

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