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May And Loathsome

Posted on July 9, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

There is a lot of nonsense talked about life in 1950s and 1960s West Belfast. Nostalgia gives us a lot of clichés…”close knit communities”, “people who were the salt of the earth”, “give you the shirts off their backs” and … Continue reading →

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(Knee) Jerks…And Bloggers

Posted on June 17, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

The best thing about my Blog is the title. In case you ever wondered “Keeping An Eye On The Czar of Russia” is a reference to the editor of a small County Cork newspaper who took an unlikely interest in … Continue reading →

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2020 Visions

Posted on July 9, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I couldn’t be bothered listening to news about George Osborne’s Conservative British Budget yesterday. Normally I watch these things “live” on TV but yesterday I just watched westerns on You Tube. And I barely watched the News last night. From … Continue reading →

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Working Class?

Posted on April 4, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I am 60 years old. The older I get, the more disturbed I am at pictures of children in distress. Ipossible to see footage from war-torn Palestine and famine-blighted Ethiopia witbeing seeing my grandchildren. And I am sure that the … Continue reading →

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Shuffle Bored

Posted on September 4, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I know nothing about Theresa Villiers, new Secretary of State for Norn Iron. Good Stuart-Jacobite name of course. But Mrs Fitzjames Horse, who is a shrewd judge of character doesnt like the look of her. And that will do for … Continue reading →

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