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The Great West Tyrone SDLP Candidate Selection Controversy

Posted on October 19, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

As soon as we get to the point of selecting candidates for an election, we get some controversy…internal jockeying for position and the inevitable row betweendisgruntled locals and Party HQ. Take the SDLP Selection Convention in West Tyrone last week. … Continue reading →

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Every Picture Tells A Story

Posted on October 14, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Stormont yesterday. Two Debates. DUP currently disconnected from the Assembly dont show up for a Debate on Autism. But DUP show up to defend the system where Special Advisors get inflated salaries. What is a Special Advisor and why are … Continue reading →

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Who Dares To Speak Of….1916?

Posted on October 9, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So the Decade of Centenaries. It was always likely that 2016 would be the key year. And that the Easter Rising, iconic for nationalists and the Battle of the Somme, iconic for unionists would be the key events. And always … Continue reading →

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“Spotlight”, “Nolan” and SDLP

Posted on October 8, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

At some point before the Leadership vote, I will have to blog on the contest between Alasdair McDonnell and Colum Eastwood….and just as important, other contests within SDLP. The conventional wiisdom is that divided parties do not do well. And … Continue reading →

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Who Do I Think I Am…Part Two (Maternal Side)

Posted on October 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

For generations…centuries even…. Irish families have lived along either side of invisible county borders….Sligo/Mayo, Armagh/Down, Meath/Dublin. Necessarily each one of the thirty two counties has a border with at least one other county. These lines never split families and family … Continue reading →

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SDLP Leadership Contest

Posted on October 1, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Deja vu? When this Blog started, the SDLP was having a Leadership Contest following the resignatin of Margaret Ritchie after poor results in 2011 Assembly contest. This was in August 2011 and while I supported Patsy McGlone, I was pretty … Continue reading →

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250,000…And One

Posted on October 1, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Overnight, “Keeping An Eye On The Czar of Russia” passed 250,000 Views. I am kinda pleased. This blog was set up four years ago and has now been seen on a quarter of a million occasions. But I have been … Continue reading →

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Who Do I Think I Am…Part One (Paternal Side)

Posted on September 30, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Most people will be familiar with the BBC Show “Who Do You Think You Are?” . In each series, famous people are guided along researching their family tree. It throws up surprises. BBC journalist is a direct descendent of William … Continue reading →

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Constituency Offices…#27 Paula Bradley MLA

Posted on September 28, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Paula Bradley is one of three DUP MLAs in North Belfast. Nelson McCausland and William Humphreys have higher profiles. It might be difficult for DUP to retain all three seats against a challenge from a revived UUP. There is even … Continue reading →

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Green Party Pop Up Shop…Dublin

Posted on September 28, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Green Party  have a “pop up” shop at Great Georges Street in Dublin. Lots of trendy stuff for trendy politicos. The Greens have been staging a mini-revival in Dublin although they fully deserved the kicking they got from the … Continue reading →

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