Tag Archives: Margaret Thatcher

Chuka Can! Chuka Can’t! Chuka Cant!

Posted on February 24, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

One of the things about being old is that I have seen a few politicians who were tipped for the top…and failed miserably. Michael Heseltine. David Miliband. Conall McDevitt. And Chuka Unumma. I suppose he could say that he is … 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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Cyril Smith MP : Nice One Cyril

Posted on March 8, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

One of the odd things about Blogging is the assumption that my readers are as much political anoraks as I am …or as old. Take Cyril Smith…Liberal MP for Rochdale in the north of England. Rochdale is a seat that … Continue reading →

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Winston Churchill Dead!

Posted on January 30, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Trying to catch up with the ITV News tonight. I am surprised to find that Winston Churchill is dead. Since 1965. So what makes this newsworthy? The Great British Public have had to wait fifty years to discover that those … Continue reading →

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Stat Attack

Posted on April 26, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Some interesting statistics from this Blog. Over the weekend a milestone will be reached in terms of “Views”. But coincidently the weekend should also show that the ” Views” for the First four months of 2013 will exceed the total … Continue reading →

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My Big Fat Tory Funeral

Posted on April 17, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I have taken to Muy bed with my iPad. The scourge of retirement is that TV is pretty awful. Right now, all channels seem to rest showing a new Reality show called “My Big Fat Tory Funeral”. Big budget for … Continue reading →

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The Joy Of Sarcasm…Parsing Judgement

Posted on April 15, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Those of you who watch the comedy “The Big Bang Theory” will know that a recurring joke is the inability of Sheldon (no relation) to understand sarcasm. Thats the thing with Sarcasm. “Do I take that at face value?” “Was … Continue reading →

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Causing Offence…Is It A Civil Right?

Posted on April 14, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Some twenty odd years ago on Remembrance Sunday I was in London and travelled up to Victoria Station to buy a copy of an Irish newspaper. I got on the underground to visit a friend in North London. The only … Continue reading →

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Ding Dong! Jeremy Clarkson

Posted on April 13, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Does anyone sum up the worst aspects of the 21st century more than Jeremy Clarkson? Had we even heard of him ten years ago? Clarkson is little more than a motoring journalist who got lucky. He presents Top Gear with … Continue reading →

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Ding Dong! The Boys Of The Old Brigade?

Posted on April 12, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I have never downloaded any msic in my life so I dont understand all that ITunes stuff…and please dont explain it to me because I dont need to know. But the story of “Ding Dong, The Witch is Dead” is … Continue reading →

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