Tag Archives: UUP

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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Selective DUP Nastiness

Posted on November 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

So Jim Wells MLA  is a bit unpleasant (per Sinn Féin, SDLP, Green & Alliance) On the other hand Jim Wells MLA is not at all unpleasant. (per DUP & UUP). At worst he is a bit “in your face”. … Continue reading →

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David McNarry MLA (UKIP)

Posted on October 4, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Todays news that David McNarry MLA for Strangford, thrown out of the UUP some months ago has joined UKIP (the British-based United Kingdom Independence Party) comes as a surprise…and yet it shouldnt. McNarry now well into his 60s is a … Continue reading →

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Basil McCrea MLA…….Going Conservative

Posted on October 2, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I cannot really take Basil McCrea MLA seriously. He never seems to actually live up to the billing of a genuine “liberal” unionist….not that I believe they exist. So the news item on TV tonight where he addresses the question … Continue reading →

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I Think I See Whats Happening Here

Posted on September 27, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Hmmmm………Slugger O’Toole publishes a post referencing Newton Emersons reaction to THAT opinion poll. It is a particuarly fanciful analysis by Emerson (for whom I have never cared) and the comparatively new Sluggerite “Better Together”. Both “Better Together” and Emerson………Id call … Continue reading →

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Out-Greening Sinn Féin?

Posted on September 24, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

If you were a core-team blogger on a letsgetalongerist anti-SDLP weblog………a weblog of record……..how exactly would you set the narrative for todays “McCausland vote”. Well of course there is no such weblog 😉   but lets say that you cannot really … Continue reading →

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“Do You Know Who I Am?”

Posted on September 24, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

The Andrew Mitchell story is surely not that unique. He is hardly a household name in his own household. And if I ever appear on the excellent “Pointless Quiz” on BBC and chosse “Tory MPs Recognised By The Public”, I … Continue reading →

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Alliance And Nelson McCausland

Posted on September 18, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

At some point today, I hope to blog about the general Bastardy of the Alliance Party. But just a thought on the issue of Nelson McCausland and the motion of censure which the SDLP has tabled. Love them or hate … Continue reading →

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SDLP…Reason To Be Cheerful

Posted on August 2, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I am often asked if I can list reasons why the SDLP is so (apparently) cheerful at the moment. Well of course it helps that Sinn Féin and the Alliance Party are making a few mistakes. Recruitment is up. New … Continue reading →

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