Tag Archives: Peter Robinson MLA

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Basil McCrea MLA, DUP, Flegs, John McCallister MLA, letsgetalongerism, Mike Nesbitt MLA, Noel Doran, Peter Robinson MLA, UUP | 60 Comments

Flags:The Way Out

Posted on January 11, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

So …what exactly happens next? Well…the nationalist parties do not have to do anything. It’s not really a nationalist problem. Yet there are I think three distinct problems. The Unionists have a problem. The Flags vote is a defeat.And in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, David Ford MLA, DUP, Flegs, John Kyle, Mike Nesbitt MLA, Naomi Long MP, Peter Robinson MLA, PUP, Theresa Villiers MP, UDA, UUP | 17 Comments

That Was The Week That Was

Posted on December 7, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

A bad week……but what exactly happened? Belfast City Council meet to debate the Big Flag…..the British one which flies over the City Hall. Belfast is no linger a unionist citadel. There are fifty councillors. Sinn Féin have sixteen. SDLP eight. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, Basil McCrea MLA, Belfast City Council, Conall McDevitt MLA, David Ford MLA, DUP, Edwin Poots MLA, Gerry Kelly MLA, John McCallister MLA, Martin McGuinness MLA, Mike Nesbitt MLA, Peter Robinson MLA, PSNI, SDLP, Sinn Féin, The Flags Debate, UUP | 33 Comments

Wanted: One Catholic…No Experience Necessary

Posted on December 4, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

There is just one thing missing from Peter Robinson’s retro-1960s Outreach to Catholics…….a Catholic. No Unionist Outreach is complete without a Catholic. Back in the 1960s, the Chairman of QUB Unionist association was a Catholic called Louis Boyle. Although occasionally … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged DUP, Jim Wells MLA, Peter Robinson MLA, unionism | 6 Comments

Take It Down From The Mast

Posted on December 3, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

So First Minister Robinson….apart from all that unpleasantness at the City Hall…how is your outreach to Catholics going? I watched the council debate on a “stream” and I actually enjoyed it. The UUP looked right out of touch. Jim Rodgers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, Belfast City Council, DUP, Peter Robinson MLA, SDLP, Sinn Féin, unionism, UUP | 32 Comments

“Starring Peter Robinson As Terence O’Neill”

Posted on November 26, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Hollywood (California) should never be allowed to re-make movies like Casablanca or Gone With The Wind. In the 1970s they did re-make the classic John Ford western, Stagecoach, with Bing Crosby in the role of the boozy doctor. Nor should … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged DUP, Jim Allister MLA, Mick Fealty, Peter Robinson MLA, Rev Ian Paisley, Sean Lemass, Simon Coveney, Slugger O'Toole, Terence O'Neill | 15 Comments

Outreach And Outrage

Posted on December 8, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

For the second successive week Sinn Féin are having a bad time. Martina Anderson MLA is the Sinn Féin Junior Minister in the Department of the First/Deputy First Minister. She combines this with being her Partys spokesperson on Outreach to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged DUP, Martina Anderson MLA, Niall ÓDonnghaile, Outreach, Peter Robinson MLA, Quangos, Sinn Féin | Leave a comment