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British General Election 2019

Posted on November 10, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

So we had a British General Election in 2015. And 2017. And now 2019. So much for Fixed Term Parliaments. And of course this winter election (surely it tempts fate) will be mostly about BREXIT. I have always believed that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brexit, british labour party, Conservative Party, Emma Little Pengelley, Liberal-Democrats, Nigel Dodds, Paula Bradshaw, SNP | 4 Comments

The Labour Leadership Chicken Coup

Posted on July 11, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

If you are looking for anyone to blame for the chaos in the British Labour Party …look no further than Ed Miliband. By any standards, he was a decent bloke, a professional Islington type who landed a safe seat in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andy Burnham MP, Angela Eagle MP, british labour party, Dennis Skinner MP, Ed Balls, Eric Heffer, Ian Mikardo, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Jess Phillips, Joan Maynard, Liz Kendall MP, Neil Kinnock, Paul Flynn MP, Stephen Kinnock MP, Yvette Cooper MP | 36 Comments

Labour Pains

Posted on June 29, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

Makes you sick, doesnt it? The Tories are in a mess and on cue the British Labour Party get into a bigger mess. To some extent it is irrelevant that only 40 MPs back the Leader Jeremy Corbyn and 172 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alastair Campbell, Angela Eagle MP, british labour party, Diane Abbott MP, Ed Miliband MP, EU Referendum, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Tony Blair, Yvette Cooper MP | 4 Comments

SDLP and SNP…Natural Allies

Posted on December 28, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

One of the most interesting aspects of Colum Eastwood’s campaign launch to become SDLP Leader was the speech by Claire Hanna MLA. Claire recalled going with Colum to Inverness in Scotland to speak at a fringe meeting at the Scottish … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alec Salmond, british labour party, John Reid, Merlyn Rees, Mo Mowlam, Nicola Sturgeon, Peter Hain, Peter Mandelson, Roy Mason, SDLP, SNP, Vernon Coaker | 6 Comments

Sometimes Failure Is A Success…Jeremy Corbyn

Posted on September 16, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Right-Wing Press is going to town on Jeremy Corbyn, the new Leader of the British Labour Party. But first things first…Corbyn won that Leadership election with 59% of the votes cast. His opponents got 19% (Andy Burnham), 17% (Yvette … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andy Burnham MP, british labour party, Caroline Flint MP, Chukka Umanna MP, David Cameron MP, Diane Abbott MP, Elizabeth Windsor, Jeremy Corbyn MP, John McDonnell MP, Liz Kendall MP, Margaret Beckett MP, Rachel Reeves MP, Tom Watson MP, Tristram Hunt MP, Yvette Cooper MP | 2 Comments

Glasgow Belongs To…..?????

Posted on July 26, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Several years since I spent any meaningful time in Glasgow. It has changed…a lot. My first visit in early 1970s, the Gorbal tenements were still there and the City carried a lot of the nasty sectarianism of Rangers (mostly) and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged british labour party, Glasgow, Scotland, SNP | 2 Comments

The Tories Have A Mandate…So Do Labour!

Posted on July 22, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

It is sad to see the British Labour Party implode under the temporary leadership of Harriet Harman. But she was always a phoney. A total careerist who would jump on any bandwagon to climb thru Labour ranks. Leading the Labour … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andy Burnham, british labour party, Conservative Party, Harriet Harman, Jeremy Corbyn, Liz Kendall, Militant Tendency, Neil Kinnock, SDLP, SNP, Tony Benn, Yvette Cooper | 1 Comment

DUP Are “Toxic”

Posted on April 24, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The British General Election is a very odd thing. It has none of the old certainties. Nothing is straightforward in 2015. It is not just about 650 seats and a handful on the “celtic fringe”. It is about 650 different … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, british labour party, Conservative Party, DUP, Equal Marriage, Gay Rights, Jim Wells MLA, SDLP, Sinn Féin, SNP, South Down, UKIP, unionism, UUP, Westminster Elections 2015 | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged british labour party, Conservative Party, David Cameron, DUP, Liberal-Democrat, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Plaid Cymru, SDLP, SNP, Westminster Election 2015 | 1 Comment

“Sister” Parties & “Girlfriend” Parties

Posted on April 7, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

“You should support the British Labour Party…your sister Party” they say. “You should support the Irish Labour Party…your sister Party” they say. I daresay they are only half-right. Family of sorts. And I daresay we would support them. If Joan Burton … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged british labour party, Ed Miliband MP, Irish Labour Party, Joan Burton, Plaid Cymru, SDLP, SNP, Tony Blair | 6 Comments

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