Tag Archives: Mark Devenport

Politicians Owe The Media Nothing

Posted on September 14, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

In January 2011, I had a discussion with a SDLP MLA in his office on the Lisburn Road in South Belfast. I do not want to name him because he is now retired from politics. I am the soul of … Continue reading →

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East Belfast Speaks Out…Quietly.

Posted on November 28, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

So last night East Belfast spoke out…quietly. I expected more. Indeed I feared more. I thought there would be folks from the totemic Belmont Bowling Club and maybe the Beast from the East…or at least some Fleggers. Maybe some Short … 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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The Metro-Textual

Posted on January 1, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Having failed miserably to get “letsgetalongerism” and “the political overclass” into the Oxford English Dictionary, I am trying again with……..”Metro-Textual”. I hope it is original. What is a Metro-Textual???? Well ……..let me put it this way. Being a political anorak … Continue reading →

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