Tag Archives: SDLP

Dr Joe Hendron….SDLP Youth Conference

Posted on April 15, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

My wife first met Dr Joe Hendron in the 1960s. Her family were patients and she remembers him with great affection. I first met Dr Joe Hendron in May 1973 when I joined the SDLP. He was Chair of Falls … Continue reading →

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John McCallister…SDLP Youth Conference

Posted on April 15, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I am not usually a big fan of SDLP paying too much attention to “other voices”. At SDLP Annual Conference 2010, SDLP members were treated to a critique from (among others) Duncan Morrow, Rev Norman Hamilton and (God save us!) … Continue reading →

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I Had A Dream

Posted on April 6, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I suppose it is inevitable that the dreams we dream reflect in some way our everyday concerns….family, Manchester United,work etc. Now that I am retired I rarely dream about work. Now that I have developed an interest in politics, I … Continue reading →

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Which Constitutional Nationalist Party Stoops Down Lower?

Posted on March 29, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Sammy McNally raised some interesting points in a comment on my earlier thread in which I suggested that the Decade of Centenaries…..and the Half Centenaries……provide an opportunity for SDLP and UUP. I want to develop that point further, with particular … Continue reading →

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The Upcoming Decade…….Opportunity For SDLP And UUP

Posted on March 28, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Memorably UUP Leader Tom Elliott would not attend a GAA match. To do so would have exposed the UUP to criticism from the purists in the DUP. Memorably in November 2010, Margaret Ritchie, then SDLP Leader wore a poppy at … Continue reading →

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SDLP Youth Quiz Night

Posted on March 24, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Good craic last night at the SDLP Youth Quiz Night in Belfast. My team, “Louis Walsh, Simon Cowell & Cheryl Cole” finished joint third. Unfortunately we were beaten in the play off for third prize. Interesting to note that SDLP … Continue reading →

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SDLP Membership Card

Posted on March 23, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I received my 2012 SDLP Membership Card today. Seemingly the delay was due to cards having to be re-printed. That seems like a good sign for membership figures 2012 over 2011.

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Interesting Piece On Slugger-Stratagem Website

Posted on March 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

The peerless Mick Fealty has an interesting piece on Slugger O’Toole (partner of Stratagem which advises Rowntree which has given £98,000 to the Alliance Party over the past few years) …..in which he compares and contrasts the very public nature … Continue reading →

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Dreams And Politics

Posted on March 21, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

The really odd thing about the past couple of years is that I am having political dreams. My wife is an expert on interpreting dreams………she has several books on the meaning of dreams. Admittedly she has not actually read any … Continue reading →

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John Prescott Reminds Me Of……Me.

Posted on March 21, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I just watched John Prescott interviewed by Stephen Sacker on the BBC News Channel. As always Prescott, much derided in the mainstream press and the Blaggersphere was impressive. Particuarly so when he pointed out that he spent a lot of … Continue reading →

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