Tag Archives: DUP

An Appeal On Behalf Of The Alliance Party

Posted on April 29, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I have now published 24 Election posters. You will be delighted to know that I have another twenty to be published over the next few days. Why am I doing it? Well mostly for the craic. But the serious nerdy … Continue reading →

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Wells Far Gone

Posted on April 27, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So farewell Jim Wells. Last week, speaking as the DUP candidate for South Down, he made some comments at a hustings event. His view that children with parents in a gay relationship are more likely to be abused or neglected … Continue reading →

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Poster Boys & Girls…#23 Sammy Wilson (DUP)

Posted on April 26, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

25th April. Agnew Street, Larne. Across the street from the Catholic Church. Sammy Wilson, outgoing DUP MP for East Antrim. He is also MLA for East Antrim. Made his name in Belfast Council politics …he is a previous Mayor of … Continue reading →

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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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Poster Boys & Girls…#14 Jim Shannon (DUP)

Posted on April 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

14th April. Jim Shannon, DUP…outgoing MP for Strangford. Regent Street, Newtownards. Former MLA, who took the ultra-safe seat in 2010. Previously held by Iris Robinson.

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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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The Slugger East Belfast Debate: I Wuz There (Kinda)

Posted on April 15, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I had a busy day yesterday. Breakfast in a shopping mall at Craigavon. Bus to Lurgan. Train to Bangor, getting there around noon. A few hours there in the company of a fellow blogger. At 3pm, I was on a … Continue reading →

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The Ginger Ninja

Posted on April 14, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

As she prepares for her head-to-head encounter (courtesy of Slugger O’Toole)  Naomi Long did an interview with “Sticky” Henry McDonald in yesterdays Guardian. I dont suppose that there are many copies of The Guardian sold in East Belfast…it is £1.60 … Continue reading →

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Poster Boys & Girls…#5 Nigel Dodds (DUP)

Posted on April 5, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Glengormley Main Street 4th April 2015. Nigel Dodds (outgoing DUP MP for North Belfast). I have already seen Dodds posters on Crumlin Road but could not take a photograph.

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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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