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Europe…More Racist Than UKIP?

Posted on November 2, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

It is hard to like the “United Kingdom Independence Party” (UKIP). Indeed the very name suggests a bunch of golf club bores, making their way upstairs on the Clapham Omnibus…to smoke a cigarette…only to be told by the Bus Inspector … Continue reading →

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All Political Careers End In Failure…Well Mine Certainly Did

Posted on October 28, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

I should start by declaring an interest. You all know that I am a member of SDLP and more so I first joined SDLP in 1973 and while I voted Sinn Féin from 1993 thru to 2009, I am at … Continue reading →

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Edwin, Mairtín And …Jim…And Peter Robinson!

Posted on September 25, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Congratulations if you are old enough to know that the headline is a tip of the hat to “Abraham, Martin and John” and Smokey Robinson. So just to be clear…Edwin is Edwin Poots, DUP MLA for Lagan Valley and until … Continue reading →

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Clan Cameron

Posted on September 19, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

History is a funny thing. I have been an active student for more than fifty years. Thru the standard text books, the TV Dramatisation of “Culloden”, (which led me to read the book by John Prebble) adventure stories like Robert … Continue reading →

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Scotland

Posted on September 18, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

The polls close in a few minutes. The Scottish Referendum. It FEELS Historic. It feels like the Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. Or maybe it isnt. Back in the 1960s, Scottish and Welsh Nationalism was confined to the “Celtic … Continue reading →

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SDLP: Getting With The (Feile) Programme

Posted on August 7, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Odd thing. No mention of SDLP in West Belfast’s Annual Festival. It almost looks likr they (we) dont exist. Are we even mentioned in the great big glossy brochure? As West Belfast invites the world to celebrate the diversity of … Continue reading →

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Norn Iron…The Musical

Posted on August 5, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

So….August. Its the Silly Season and over on Slugger O’Toole , Mick Fealty is making his annual appeal for a new flag for Norn Iron. Something with which we can all identify. I cant log in to Slugger and comment. … Continue reading →

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Constituency Offices…#21 Joe Costello TD

Posted on August 1, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

The office of Labour TD for Dublin Central, Joe Costello is in Sean McDermott Street.   I am not overly impressed. There is no permanent signage but the banner is certainly eye-catching. Noteworthy that Mr Costello has advice centres in … Continue reading →

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Constituency Offices…#20 Mary Lou McDonald TD

Posted on August 1, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

This is the fairly understated office of Mary Lou McDonald TD (Sinn Fein, Dublin Central).    The office is located about 200 metres from the main entrance to Connolly Railway Station. I was literally passing by, when I saw the … Continue reading →

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Israel: Criticism is NOT Anti-Semitism

Posted on July 31, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

You dont have to travel far in Norn Iron to see that Nationalist-Republicans and Unionist-Loyalists take very different views on the Israel-Palestine Conflict. Are we taking sides as a kinda knee jerk reaction? Nationalists support Glasgow Celtic…and Palestine. Unionists support … Continue reading →

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