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Roy Mason…Dead

Posted on April 21, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

It is a sign that I am getting old. Another long inactive politician from the 1970s has died. Roy Mason who was British Secretary for State from 1976 to 1979 in the Labour Government was an absurd and nasty person. … Continue reading →

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Poster Boys & Girls…#14 Jim Shannon (DUP)

Posted on April 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

14th April. Jim Shannon, DUP…outgoing MP for Strangford. Regent Street, Newtownards. Former MLA, who took the ultra-safe seat in 2010. Previously held by Iris Robinson.

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Poster Boys & Girls…#13 Kellie Armstrong (Alliance)

Posted on April 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

14th April. Regent Street, Newtownards. Kellie Armstrong is a councillor and based on the Ards Peninsula. I dont know anything about her except she is the Vice Chair of the Alliance Party. Alliance hold one of the six Assembly seats … Continue reading →

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David Cameron Fails His History Test

Posted on April 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Oh dear. Did you spot the horrible history mistake that David Cameron made yesterday. Seemingly he wont be doing deals with the Scottish Nationalist Party because it is unprecedented for nationalist parties to have influence in the politics of the … Continue reading →

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The Sturgeon Revolution: The Edinburgh Spring

Posted on April 18, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I was always a politics nerd. I suppose the first Westminster election that I ever watched “thru the night” was in 1964. I was 12 years old. It was a narrow Labour win. Then..1966 (Labour) , 1970 (Tory win..the first in … Continue reading →

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Poster Boys & Girls…#12 Joe Boyle (SDLP)

Posted on April 17, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

14th April. Regent Street, Newtownards, outside the Ulsterbus Station. Joe Boyle is the candidate for Strangford and is a councillor based in Portaferry on the tip of the Ards Peninsula. Newtownards is not a nationalist-friendly town so it is nice … Continue reading →

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Poster Boys & Girls…#11 Mark Brotherston (Conservative)

Posted on April 17, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

14th April 2014 Bangor, across the road from the Railway Station. Mark Brotherson is the Conservative candidate for North Down. Probably the best known of the five local Tories who are standing. Another eleven have been parachuted in from England. … Continue reading →

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Poster Boys & Girls…#10 Andrew Muir (Alliance Party)

Posted on April 17, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Tuesday 14th April.   Andrew Muir (Alliance candidate for North Down) in High Street, Bangor near a bar called “Fealtys”. Muir is one of those second tier Alliance politicans. Youthful but a veteran, he has already been Mayor of North … Continue reading →

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Sinn Féin: A Half-Arsed Policy

Posted on April 17, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Remember the good old days when Sinn Féin was so purely Republican when they would not stand in Elections…north and south? They called themselves “Anti H Block Prisoner” in 1981 and got elected to Westminster, An Dáil and local councils … Continue reading →

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SDLP South Belfast Campaign Launched

Posted on April 15, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Last night. Malone House Hotel, Belfast. Alasdair McDonnell was in pretty good form officially launching the South Belfast Campaign.   Fearghal McKinney MLA made a short speech (first pic) before Alasdair spoke. There is a good mood in SDLP these … Continue reading →

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