Tag Archives: Margaret Thatcher

“Sir” Mark Thatcher?

Posted on April 11, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

You may have wondered what Mark Thatcher did to deserve a knighthood. He was not chairman of a Bank which cost the taxpayer billions. Nor did he grow sideburns and win the Tour de France. The truth is that “Sir” … Continue reading →

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“I Come To Bury Caesar…”

Posted on April 10, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

There is a fiction that parliamentary sketch writers like to peddle…that the British House of Commons is at it’s best when it ita speaking with one voice on a great national issue. Simon Hoggart and others are unlikely today that … Continue reading →

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Margaret And Jimmy

Posted on April 10, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Over the past 48 hours, I have not see antsy reference to the curious friendship between Margaret Thatcher and paedophile Jimmy Saville. It seems odd. Saville was after all a house guest of Thatchers over eleven successive New Year celebrations. … Continue reading →

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A Minutes Silence…Part Deux

Posted on April 9, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Further to last nights post in which I speculated about a One Minutes Silence at Old Trafford as a mark of respect for Margaret Thatcher, there is an update. The Chairman at Wigan Athletic (Dave Whelan) and the Chairman at … Continue reading →

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A Decade Of…Deaths?

Posted on April 9, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

regular readers will know that the whole Decade of Centenaries irritates me. Not just do Ibelieve that they…or some are not important…or equally important to Nationalists and Unionists but I believe we ae…as usual..being manipulated by tThe Conflict Resolutionists. I … Continue reading →

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The Lady’s Not For Burning?

Posted on April 9, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I wonder if she will be buried or cremated. I dare say this is not an original Thatcher joke. So apologies if its all over Twitter, Facebook. I have never knowingly said anything original or funny.

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Thatcher: Ceremonial

Posted on April 9, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Yes….I woke up this morning and Margaret Thatcher is still dead. To be honest, I have avoided news coverage as the parade of Thatcher sycophants from the1980s is irritating. Like so many vampires eulogising Dracula. The Newsnight and various “specials” … Continue reading →

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A Minutes Silence?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

So Manchester United play Manchester City…an hour to kick off. Will there be an impeccably observed Minutes Silence to mark the passing of Margaret Thatcher. Hardly a lover of Football….Hillsborough and Heysel to hcore dubious credit. Black armbands anyone?

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If You Can’t Say Something Nice About The Dead….

Posted on April 8, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

You really had to be there…in full adulthood …to really know what it was like to live under Margaret Thatcher….whether in Norn Iron or in “the United Kingdom”. Certainly in 1974, she seemed destined to be remembered as Thatcher Milk … Continue reading →

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Belfast 2020…”Hope I Die Before I Get Old”

Posted on November 21, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

A genuinely interesting topic on Slugger O’Toole…..Belfast in 2020…….how do you see it? And although the original post seems a bit contradictory in respect of terms of reference, it resonates with me. Although I would suggest that anything looking that … Continue reading →

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