Tag Archives: Assembly Election 2016

UTV Election Debate

Posted on April 14, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

So the Big Debate with five Party Leaders…Arlene Foster (DUP), Mike Nesbitt (UUP) Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin), David Ford (Alliance) and Colum Eastwood (SDLP). I enjoyed it despite it seeming very low-key. These Debates now seem to be part of … Continue reading →

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SDLP Manifesto Launch

Posted on April 12, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

Dungannon, County Tyrone…launch of SDLP Maifesto. Interesting that over recent months, SDLP has been “on the road”. The launch of the new SDLP Spokesperson Team took place in An Cultúrlann in West Belfast, the Party Conference in Derry, the Campaign … Continue reading →

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Game of (West) Tyrones

Posted on April 5, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

I really had no intention of doing a post on the Sinn Féin defection (Sorcha McAnespy) in West Tyrone. A regular reader of this Blog (“Sinn Féin Supporter in West Tyrone”) raised it in a comment and kindly stated that … Continue reading →

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SDLP: The Campaign Begins

Posted on January 30, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

Introducing the SDLP spokespersons in a two hour presentation was an interesting innovation. Normally re-shuffling the “front bench” would have been handled by a simple press release sent along to journalists in the cafeteria in Stormont. So at least two … Continue reading →

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