Tag Archives: letsgetalongerism

Poppy And Rugby

Posted on November 11, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

i have only ever been to three rugby matches. The first was in the winter of 1970-1971 at Maynard Sinclair Pavillionat Stormont. Civil Service “Fourths” or “Fifths” were playing. They were an unlikely sports team, drawn from civil service departments … Continue reading →

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Vichy Norn Iron

Posted on September 8, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

If the Executive does collapse…if Stormont does collapse….what exactly is the next stage? Direct Rule from Westminster….but I think there might well be a local dimension. Perhaps a ten-person Commission to oversee things and give a veneer of respectability to … Continue reading →

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Atticus Finch…LetsGetAlongerist

Posted on July 19, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

In Glasgow and Edinburgh, this weekend, I kept seeing copies of “Go Set A Watchman” (Harper Lee) Well to be fair, I spent a lot of time in Waterstones, WH Smith and other bookshops. That might explain it. The publication … Continue reading →

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Twelfth July…Know Your Flags

Posted on July 8, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Those Orange Order types certainly love their flags….not just their own. One of the interesting things about sixty odd years of observing Twelfth July is how more and more flags have been adopted. Dr Dominic Bryan at QUB could write … Continue reading →

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Tall Ships …Tall Tales

Posted on July 7, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

We had the Tall Ships here in 2009. And they came back in 2015. They had the decency to only stay a weekend in this cess pit. They are now on the High Seas …Norway, I think is the next … Continue reading →

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“….And Sailed Off For Gallipoli”

Posted on April 26, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

There are few anti-war songs that are better than Eric Bogle’s “The Band Played Waltzing Matilda”. My favourite version being the Pogues. But what do we know about Gallipoli. Well…it was a British military disaster. And the point in History,where … Continue reading →

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Voting And Identity …In Black and Whyte

Posted on March 9, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Nicholas Whyte is now Visiting Professor at University of Ulster. Professor Whyte is the main man behind the Ark Elections website, a treasure trove of statistics on elections. So …who cares about Voting and Identity. Well…about Voting. In 1996 Nicholas … Continue reading →

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Parity Of Esteem…Gotcha!!!

Posted on March 4, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

If Sinn Féin are on poor ground, when they name a childrens play park for an IRA Volunteer, they are on much better ground in the new Mid Ulster Council when they introduce a measure that means the British Poppy … Continue reading →

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“Selma”: LetsGetAlongerist Porn?

Posted on February 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

A new movie “Selma” tells the story of Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights movement. Although it is fair to say that the scale in the Old South was greater than in the North of Ireland, it is worth … Continue reading →

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Malachi O’Doherty And The Royal “We”

Posted on February 19, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

What exactly is the Good Friday Agreement and Parity of Esteem? We were told that nobody won and nobody lost. We are all entitled to our Identity….British, Irish and I understand those terms….and “Northern Irish” (no I dont know what … Continue reading →

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