Tag Archives: SDLP

The Party’s Over…..

Posted on March 4, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

Are we witnessing the death throes of the Social Democratic and Labour Party? I have never subscribed to the notion that SDLP has been finished for years. That’s just Sinn Féin talking themselves up and Slugger O’Toole talking up their … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Tim Attwood Stands Down

Posted on February 20, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

I think Tim Attwood is probably the best known SDLP member who is not a MLA (Member of Stormont Assembly). In part, there is the name recognition factor. He is after all brother of Alex Attwood. Unsurprisingly Tim is opposed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

Semi Detached Labour Party: Claire Hanna MLA

Posted on February 11, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

I am not sure that the Slugger O’Toole headline “Claire Hanna Resigns from SDLP Whip at Assembly…” is entirely accurate. It seems that Claire will no longer be attending SDLP Assembly Party meetings and has resigned her position as SDLP … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Nationalist Re-Alignment 1968-73 (and 2019)

Posted on January 11, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

As splits and mergers (aka Nationalist Re-Alignment) is all fashion in 2019, I thought I would reach back into the memory bank and point out that this has happened before…crucially at the 1969 “Crossroads Election”…which reached some kinda conclusion (for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Fitzjames Horse Rides Again!

Posted on January 3, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

I may be a cynical battle-scarred old veteran but sometimes it seems right to take up the fight again. I honestly dont know whats going on with SDLP. But I feel angry.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | 15 Comments

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today…

Posted on April 10, 2018 by fitzjameshorse

…that the Good Friday Agreement was signed. 10th April 1998. It seems like yesterday but it is actually closer to one third of my life. Good Friday just happened to be the day that it was signed. There were intense … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

(Cr)Ash Wednesday

Posted on February 14, 2018 by fitzjameshorse

So…the Talks have collapsed. The Blame Game begins. No matter what the public statements say, the real debate…the real rancour is within parties. Spokespersons who are put forward (like Simon Hamilton of DUP) are essentially safe pairs of hands. BREXIT … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

2017: That Was The Year That Was

Posted on December 28, 2017 by fitzjameshorse

No this is NOT a return to Blogging. It is a review of the year 2017 and an acknowledgement that “Keeping An Eye On The Czar of Russia” is still well read despite no entries from June this year. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments

The End Of The Road?

Posted on June 13, 2017 by fitzjameshorse

To emphasise …this is not a return to Blogging. The Blog is kept open as a gesture to the Future. It is a record of how I felt politically for five and a half years. Several months ago the British … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

And So…South Belfast?

Posted on April 18, 2017 by fitzjameshorse

This is not a return to Blogging. I just cant be arsed anymore. There is a lot of stuff that I just cant be arsed about. Coronation Street, Manchester United and Politics just dont interest me anymore. I believed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 20 Comments