Tag Archives: SDLP

Annual Report Card

Posted on January 1, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I did not know that WORDPRESS sent out an annual report. I do not recall this from last year, possibly because it was hardly worthwhile . In the period August 2011-January 2011, I  would have been lucky to get twenty views … Continue reading →

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Lies, Lies And Creative Ambiguity

Posted on December 12, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Most of the readers of this Blog will know that I do not care very much for Creative Ambiguity. I prefer to think that (allegedly for the Common Good) the Good Friday Agreement was sold to nationalists on the basis … Continue reading →

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SDLP Euro Candidate?

Posted on December 11, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Early next year, SDLP will be selecting their candidate to run in the 2014 European Elections. I would have thought that Conall McDevitt would have been the front runner. I now think that Patsy McGlone is most likely candidate. Patsy … Continue reading →

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Mid Ulster: Francie Molloy

Posted on December 11, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

The news that Sinn Féin have selected Francie Molloy to contest the Mid Ulster election has surprised me …….and yet it shouldn’t. He was the only nominee. I had assumed that the successor to Martin McGuinness would be Ian Milne, … Continue reading →

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Alliance: Decision Time?

Posted on December 11, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

The Alliance Party are too angry to act logically at the moment. They have a right to be angry. There seems no end to the viloence…..”pogrom” they have called it……and the hyperbole is understandable. The Stormont Debate yesterday will not … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Belfast Meets Rock Ridge

Posted on December 4, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Watching the “stream” from Belfast Council last night……I could not quite put my finger on who those assorted unionist councillors reminded me of………surely it is that Town hall meeting in the movie Blazing Saddles. Gabby Johnson, Van Johnson, Howard Johnson … Continue reading →

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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 →

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The Magnificent Seven Per Cent

Posted on November 24, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Interviewed (at the DUP Conference) on BBC News, Ian Paisley Junior MP spoke about how only seven per cent of people in Norn Iron want a United Ireland…..but he kinda gave the game away by revealing that it was published … Continue reading →

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I Am A Member of SDLP

Posted on November 24, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I would like to thank new and persistent commenter “Factual” for pointing out that my profile omits that I am a member of SDLP. Let me make it clear. I AM A MEMBER OF SDLP. I joined some three weeks … Continue reading →

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