Tag Archives: letsgetalongerism

Happy Birthday Stratagem!

Posted on April 24, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Breithla Shona to all my friends at Stratagem. Fifteen years old. How on Earth did we get along without them? They had a wee party at somewhere called The MAC which is one of those new fancy places in the … Continue reading →

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How The Irish Saved….Belfast

Posted on April 19, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Ian Parsley, the politician, businessman and linguist who was previously a member of the Alliance Party and the UCNUCFCPF and is now back with Alliance…all since 2009….makes a fair point when he blogs that loyalists and republicans get more out … Continue reading →

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LetsGetAlongerism Interupted

Posted on April 16, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

We live in a decade which Conflict Resolutionists and LetsGetAlongerists aided and abetted by Historians have mapped out for us. It is The Decade of Centenaries, a series of events to show how much nationalists and unionists have in common … Continue reading →

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Unionist Outreach RIP

Posted on March 26, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

When a LetsGetAlongerist discussion board /weblog spends most of its time in a futile search for nationalist unicorns, it can hardly be surprising that it is enthusiastic  about Mike Nesbitt and Peter Robinson reaching out to pro-union Catholics. Alas Unionist … Continue reading →

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Flying The Flag On St Patricks Day

Posted on March 3, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I have very much enjoyed the comments on my blogs about Parades and St Patricks Day. Last night, I thought I should blog …that it the absence of official recognition for the National Flag of Ireland at say St Patricks … Continue reading →

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Alliance Party Broadcast

Posted on February 28, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Have you ever had that terrible experience where the Alliance Party have a party political broadcast and you can’t find the remote control to get the gobshites off the TV? I have always thought the Alliance Party would be dangerous … Continue reading →

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The Wrong Kinda Giro

Posted on February 20, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

As Sheldon Baker on Slugger gleefully reports two of the great European cycling events will start in the UK (sic) in 2014. The Giro d’Italia will start in Belfast before making its letsgetalongerist way to Dublin. Hooray. We all like … Continue reading →

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New Politics NI

Posted on January 31, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Some of you bloggers might be interested in this. I got a tweet from a new organisation NewPolitics NI. They will soon be setting up a website and inviting contributions from people who believe in a “shared future”. All sounds … Continue reading →

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Matryoshka Dolls And Unionism

Posted on January 19, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Wearing my other hat as Conspiracy Theorist, I have decided to explain Unionism by reference to Matryoshka/Babushka Dolls…and your spelling is probably better than mine because I am too lazy to look up Wikipedia. This set was bought by me … Continue reading →

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Reporters, Journalists and Mickey’s Mammy

Posted on January 15, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

On Slugger O’Toole, Mick Fealty references a piece by Nuala McKeever in the Belfast Telegraph. I think it is now nine weeks since I actually bought a newspaper. Not buying one is as habit forming as buying one. The real … Continue reading →

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