Tag Archives: DUP

Introducing “Westminster” (The Sinn Féin Pup)

Posted on November 27, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

As the adverts tell us, a puppy is not just for Christmas. Last week, Sinn Féin were sold a pup. They…the Irish Nationalists and Republicans….agreed to hand “Welfare” (ie Welfare Cuts) back to ….Westminster. But Sinn Féin assure us they … Continue reading →

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Deal Or No Deal?

Posted on November 18, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Well of course there IS a Deal. The only requirement is that DUP and Sinn Féin reach an agreement. The other Parties in the so-called “power-sharing” Executive saw the Agreement forty five minutes before Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness went … Continue reading →

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Stormont Remembrance…Cunning Stunts

Posted on November 12, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

What would Bloggers do without Poppy Season? The annual commemoration of stories that define Norn Iron in all its crap-ness. So the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Remembrance and Silence. And the Hall at Stormont. … Continue reading →

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Every Picture Tells A Story

Posted on October 14, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Stormont yesterday. Two Debates. DUP currently disconnected from the Assembly dont show up for a Debate on Autism. But DUP show up to defend the system where Special Advisors get inflated salaries. What is a Special Advisor and why are … Continue reading →

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Constituency Offices…#27 Paula Bradley MLA

Posted on September 28, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Paula Bradley is one of three DUP MLAs in North Belfast. Nelson McCausland and William Humphreys have higher profiles. It might be difficult for DUP to retain all three seats against a challenge from a revived UUP. There is even … Continue reading →

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Stormont….Not The End?

Posted on September 11, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Confused?  You will be. So the great Adjourn or Not Adjourn. So the DUP voted to Adjourn….and Sinn Féin, UUP and SDLP voted No. So….according to Robinson the whole sham would collapse because the DUP Ministers would resign. But Robbo … Continue reading →

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Stormont: The End?

Posted on September 10, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

It is 9am and I am on the Dublin train. When I return this afternoon, Stormont might have fallen. “Fallen” is a dramatic word that conjures up the Fall of Saigon in the 1970s but when the word “drama” and … Continue reading →

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The Executive “At The Brink”…Again

Posted on September 7, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So the DUP has decided there will be no more meetings of the Stormont Executive until the problem of IRA “does it exist?” And Welfare Reform is solved. It looks like an arbitary decision by the DUP but it is … Continue reading →

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“Je Suis Jenny Palmer”

Posted on May 19, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Councillor Jenny Palmer and her husband, John have left the DUP. Councillor Palmer was a member of the Board of the Norn Iron Housing Executive. Two years ago she alleged that Stephen Brimstone, highly paid Special Advisor to Minister Nelson … Continue reading →

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Westminster Election 2015: South Belfast

Posted on May 16, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Results: South Belfast is a strange consituency. At Assembly level, the six seats are held by five different parties. The sixth seat is held by SDLP. Much has been made of the fact that Alasdair McDonnell has won the … Continue reading →

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