Tag Archives: Stephen Farry MLA

Profile: North Down

Posted on May 3, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

Candidates: DUP: Peter Weir. Alex Easton. Gordon Dunne. UUP: Alan Chambers. Chris Eisenstadt. Carl McClean. Alliance: Stephen Farry. Andrew Muir. Green: Steven Agnew. TUV: John Brennan. UKIP: Bill Piper. SDLP: Conal Browne. Sinn Féin: Therese McCartney. Labour Rep Committee: Maria … Continue reading →

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The Great East Belfast Alliance Party Selection Controversy

Posted on October 23, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

i cant say that I have seen much about the Alliance Party and East Belfast on Slugger O’Toole. And yet Naomi Long is their favourite politician. interesting to note that Judith Cochrane MLA has decided not to seek re-selection. She … Continue reading →

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Banker Bonus, Living Wage And Zero Hours

Posted on April 28, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

It is of course a cliche that to make the Rich work hard…you have to pay them a fortune and to make the Poor work harder…you only need to pay them buttons. Last week there was a furore over the … Continue reading →

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Getting Shirty On Campus

Posted on April 10, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Lets talk…Primary School. In my day 1957-1963, primary school children did not wear uniform. Some kids were better dressed than others. Nowadays primary school children wear uniform. Arguably a standardised uniform makes it more difficult to tell children from affluent … Continue reading →

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The Great Alliance Confidence Trick

Posted on March 26, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

If you get a reputation for getting up early…you can lie in bed all day. And the Alliance Party has this peculiar reputation for Decency in Public Affairs. It likes to present itself as the small party of moderation, squeezed … Continue reading →

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East Belfast Speaks Out…Quietly.

Posted on November 28, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

So last night East Belfast spoke out…quietly. I expected more. Indeed I feared more. I thought there would be folks from the totemic Belmont Bowling Club and maybe the Beast from the East…or at least some Fleggers. Maybe some Short … Continue reading →

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So Farewell Then Trevor Lunn?

Posted on September 5, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Surely he has to resign. Personally Id prefer if he didnt resign as he demeans the Allisnce Party by being MLA for Lagan Valley. He is 67 years old and can just sit his present little difficulty out. Its unlikely … Continue reading →

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Abortion And Stormont

Posted on March 12, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I personally don’t think Abortion mixes well with Politics. I have private views and political views. And any attempt to be nuanced alienates people who self identify as “Pro Life” and “Pro Choice”. There is a concept called Objective Wrong … Continue reading →

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Alliance Party: Reasons To Be Cheerful?

Posted on March 8, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Absolutely none. In short term or long term. None. And I can live with that. With their usual sense of entitlement….being GODs Special People…they anticipated some sympathy in respect of their “principled” stand on Flegs. But I think they hopelessly … Continue reading →

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Irish News: David Ford Squeaks Out!

Posted on January 28, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

My boycott of newspapers is now eight weeks old. I have not of course read the story myself but I understand from Slugger O’Toole that there is an interview with David Ford, Leader of the Alliance Party in today’s Irish … Continue reading →

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