Tag Archives: Conservative Party

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 →

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David Cameron Fails His History Test

Posted on April 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Oh dear. Did you spot the horrible history mistake that David Cameron made yesterday. Seemingly he wont be doing deals with the Scottish Nationalist Party because it is unprecedented for nationalist parties to have influence in the politics of the … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Poster Boys & Girls…#11 Mark Brotherston (Conservative)

Posted on April 17, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

14th April 2014 Bangor, across the road from the Railway Station. Mark Brotherson is the Conservative candidate for North Down. Probably the best known of the five local Tories who are standing. Another eleven have been parachuted in from England. … Continue reading →

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Upper Class Twits Of The Year Fly Into Belfast

Posted on April 7, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

OK ….so I said that the British Conservative Party do not put up candidates in Norn Iron. And it turns out they are actually standing in SIXTEEN of the eighteen constituencies. Perhaps it would be churlish to point out that … Continue reading →

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Poster Boys & Girls…#3 Ben Manton (Conservative)

Posted on April 5, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I cannot pretend that I have ever heard of Ben Manton, the Conservative Party candidate in South Belfast. The prominence of the British Flag is unlikely to attract “Catholic” or “nationalist” voters. The Conservative Party is a total irrelevance in … Continue reading →

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Everyone Is A Nationalist

Posted on April 4, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Watching “Question Time” on BBC last night, I have to say that I was disappointed in Andy Burnham who is a leading member of the Labour Party. Indeed, he might well be a future Deputy Leader or even Leader of … Continue reading →

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The Great Debate…How Was It For You?

Posted on April 3, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Great Debate…the seven leaders of major political parties in England, Scotland and Wales…ahead of the Westminster Election. Confirming the fact that Norn Iron is a semi-detached part of the DisUnited Kingdom, no Party gives a tinkers curse about Norn … 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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Britain….Pickled.

Posted on January 21, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Eric Pickles is Member of Parlianent for Brentwood, Essex is the Minister forLocal Government and Communities in David Cameron’s Conservative-led Government. At first sight he is an unlikely memberof Posh Boy Camerons Government. But the sight of a bluff “say … Continue reading →

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