Tag Archives: Sinn Féin

It Wasn’t The Russians

Posted on December 10, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

I have no idea whether the Russian Intelligence Service manipulated the US Presidential Election. It does seem like the kinda thing that they might try to do. But conversely the American Intelligence “community” is hardly a credible source…President-Elect Trump makes … Continue reading →

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Politicians And The Theatre

Posted on November 19, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

Vice-President Mike Pence is a brave man. He is after all in the “Party  of Abraham Lincoln” and we all know what happened to Honest Abe on his last visit to the Theatre. Pence should have known it would not … Continue reading →

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Fáilte Bangor Sinn Féin

Posted on November 2, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

One of the most interesting and welcome developments over the past few weeks has been the formation of a Sinn Féin cumann (branch) in Bangor, County Down. Frankly SDLP have under-performed in North Down and while the selection of a … Continue reading →

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Vote For Mike…And Get Colum

Posted on October 24, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

I am of course retired from Blogging and I have absolutely no interest in the Future. Yesterday, Colum Eastwood, Leader of SDLP addressed the UUP Conference. It is apparently …historic. So say the Bloggers. My own threshold for “historic” is … Continue reading →

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If You Are In A Sports Shop Today…

Posted on June 9, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

If you are in a Sports Shop in a shopping mall in Norn Iron today, I urge you to report any Norn Iron politician acting suspiciously. As the European Football Championships start tomorrow, I suspect our politicians will want to … Continue reading →

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The New Executive

Posted on May 25, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

Well three weeks is certainly a long time in Norn Iron Politics. I was pretty disappointed as the results came thru. But today as the new Executive takes up office, I am actually quite happy. As it turns out, the … Continue reading →

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SDLP: We All Woke Up Feeling Better

Posted on May 20, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

“A dog walking on its hind legs…its not done well but youre surprised that is done at all” (Dr Johnson). The Norn Iron Executive at Stormont is a bit like that. A lousy government but (for those of us who … Continue reading →

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Opposition?

Posted on May 13, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

Talking to rank and file members of SDLP over the past 48 hours, I get the impression that the Party would prefer to be in Opposition than in Government for this Assembly term. Some caveats…most of the people I have … Continue reading →

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State Of The Parties

Posted on May 8, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

As the dust settles on Assembly Election 2016, possibly a good time to look at the Parties. DUP will be happy with going out of the old Assembly with 38 seats and coming back with exactly the same number is … Continue reading →

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Confidence Building Measures For Nationalists

Posted on May 7, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

If you were the last German soldier to be mortally wounded in Berlin in April 1945, you might think it wasnt worthwhile. Conversely if you were the last Russian soldier to be mortally wounded, you might think it was at … Continue reading →

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