Tag Archives: Brexit

It Wasn’t Supposed To Be Like This

Posted on November 29, 2024 by fitzjameshorse

There are two things that can be said about the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. The first thing is that it has worked out better than we all thought. The second is that it has worked out worse than we … Continue reading →

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From Empire To Brexit

Posted on February 18, 2024 by fitzjameshorse

Yesterday I wrote that the big mistake unionists made was BREXIT. Before looking at BREXIT it is necessary to look at the evolution of the Common Market thru various manifestations to the the European Union. It was born in the post … Continue reading →

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Where Do We Go From Here?

Posted on February 5, 2024 by fitzjameshorse

4th February 2013. I fly off on a trip of a lifetime. The History School at a university in Texas. Hosted by an influential professor who was impressed by some of my writings before and after this blog (Keeping An … Continue reading →

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History Is Not Dead…But Politics Probably Is Dead

Posted on August 5, 2023 by fitzjameshorse

So it turns out that Francis Fukuyama was wrong. History has not ended. I am not sure I ever wanted to believe that. It always seemed to me that there was just too much unfinished business in the world…the Middle … Continue reading →

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Reunion Concert, Bangor

Posted on April 26, 2022 by fitzjameshorse

I saw this in Bangor yesterday. Baby Protocol, Posh Protocol, Sporty Protocol, Scary Protocol,Silver Protocol

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Journalism In A War Zone

Posted on March 6, 2022 by fitzjameshorse

About twenty years ago there was a British sitcom called “Drop The Dead Donkey”. It was set in a Television news room. It was topical with scenes often written just hours before transmission. One of the running gags was that … Continue reading →

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Life Skills Required To Be A (Despised) Minority

Posted on January 11, 2022 by fitzjameshorse

I have spent some of the Pandemic researching my own family History. The despicable comments by (Lady) Kate Hoey have angered a lot of people in the nationalist community. At this point, I do not want to go into much … Continue reading →

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Flegger Of The Day…#1 Kwasi Kwarteng

Posted on March 18, 2021 by fitzjameshorse

Have you noticed that a lot of members of the British Conservative Party are now appearing on TV News with a great big British flag behind them? At one level, this overt flag waving is not really a British thing … Continue reading →

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FitzjamesHorse …Back in the Saddle

Posted on March 6, 2021 by fitzjameshorse

I feel like one of those retired generals who has been recalled to the colours after years in retirement. It turns out that Mr Fukuyama was wrong. History has not ended. The whole world is in a state of chassis … Continue reading →

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Back in The Saddle

Posted on January 28, 2020 by fitzjameshorse

Hello again. I have not blogged for a while. I am really getting too old for this. In part, the things that got me interested in politics nearly fifty years ago are no longer relevant. In part, the things that … Continue reading →

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