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“Europe” Just Got Closer

Posted on March 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Well here is an odd thing. Every night before going to bed, I check the Blog statistics. It is not so much the numbers as the places. The “tags” influence readership. For example, when I was blogabout Greece, I got … Continue reading →

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Constituency Offices…#23 Trevor Lunn MLA

Posted on March 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I came across the office of Trevor Lunn MLA (Alliance, Lagan Valley) by accident. It is in a side street , near the train station in Lisburn.  It is quite spacious and when I passed by (Thursday last week at … Continue reading →

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Constituency Offices…#22 Jim Shannon MP.

Posted on March 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Jim Shannon MP (DUP) for Strangford, must be one of the luckiest men in politics. He is the only beneficiary of the scandal which forced party colleague, Iris Robinson to give up politics in 2010.There is no way that the … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Saville: There Must Be A Hell

Posted on February 27, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

As Gary Glitter (70) joins other 1970s icons in prison, there must be a fair chance that he will not survive the sixteen years, even with remission. Few will care. But the biggest fish got away. Jimmy Saville. He died … Continue reading →

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Jihadi John

Posted on February 27, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So the butcher has a name. Jihadi John is Mohammed Emwazi. He is 27 years old and from West London. Somehow, it is more shocking that he has a name and a face. I do not think Greater England understands the … Continue reading →

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Catholic Church…On Wrong Side Of History…Again?

Posted on February 25, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Some speculation that the Catholic Bishops in Norn Iron are angry about the Conscience Clause and a general anti-Religion atmosphere in Norn Iron. I have always sought to seperate Religion from Politics. I do not like mentioning Religion (a personal … Continue reading →

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Rifkind: The Portillo Moment Came Early

Posted on February 24, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Margaret Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister in 1990 and was replaced by the dull John Major. It seemed almost certain that the Tories would lose the 1992 General Election. In fact they held on narrowly, in no small measure due … Continue reading →

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Taking Voters For Granted

Posted on February 23, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Austin Mitchell MP . I nearly typed “Austin Mitchell MP is a strange fish”, which would have been an accidental pun…and a very bad pun….because he is Labour MP for Great Grimsby, a fishing port. now in his late 70s, … Continue reading →

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The Mighty Quinn

Posted on February 23, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The selection of yet another graduate from the SDLP Youth team to fight the Westminster Election is both welcome and interesting. A declaration of interest here. I know and like Malachy Quinn. I first met him during the 2011 Assembly … Continue reading →

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A Straw Man

Posted on February 23, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I never liked Jack Straw, who along with another ex-British Foreign Secretary has been “stung” by the Daily Telegraph. Straw is standing down as a Member of Parliament and is looking for a new career. Meeting fake lobbyists (undercover reporters) … Continue reading →

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