Tag Archives: Westminster

JeffreyMandering

Posted on January 15, 2022 by fitzjameshorse

Dual Mandate or Double Jobbing? They mean the same thing but one is much more perjorative than the other. This means a person being a member of two legislative Assemblies at the same time…ie Westminster Parliament and the regional Assemblies … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, Assembly Election 2022, Brandon Lewis, Chris Hazzard, Claire Hanna, Colum Eastwood, Double Jobbing, Douglas Ross, Dual Mandate, DUP, East Antrim, East Derry, Fermanagh-South Tyrone, Foyle, Gregory Campbell, Ian Paisley, Jeffrey Donaldson, Lagan Valley, Michelle Gildernew MP, Paul Maskey, Sammy Wilson, SDLP, Sinn Féin, Slugger O'Toole, Sorcha Eastwood, south belfast, South Down, Stephen Farry, UUP, west belfast, Westminster | 14 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 Brexit, DUP, Jeremy Corbyn, SDLP, Sinn Féin, Theresa May MP, UUP, Westminster | 4 Comments

Competition Time: Design A Paula Bradshaw 2020 Election Poster

Posted on March 31, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Now that your children and grandchildren are at home for Easter and the weather is not too good, you may wish to encourage them to take part in my Blue Peter-style “Design a Paula Bradshaw 2020 Election Poster” competition. Election … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, General Election 2015, Paula Bradshaw, south belfast, UUP, Westminster | 2 Comments

Sinn Féin U Turn Again

Posted on March 13, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

It always seems that the biggest insult to a political party is to accuse them of a “U Turn”. Sinn Féin fielded John O’Dowd to try and explain the debacle over Welfare Cuts. It is all a bit awkward for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged DUP, General Election, Sinn Féin, Westminster | 7 Comments

Pomp And Circumstance

Posted on January 3, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

A House divided? On Slugger O’Toole…Brian Walker takes a swipe at the BBC for unionist bias (I know!!! I know!!!!) in their treatment of that whole Martin McGuinness resignation story…the resignation being deemed less important than the arcane procedures whereby … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chiltern Hundreds, Mick Fealty, SDLP, Sinn Féin, Slugger O'Toole, Westminster | 27 Comments

Margaret Ritchie In Westminster

Posted on November 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Sinn Féin had a bad day yesterday. Martin McGuinness seemed a bit like a rabbit caught in headlights over the G8 Summit. There’s certainly something in this for the SDLP. Better minds than mine will need to sit down and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged DUP, Margaret Ritchie MP, Nigel Dodds MP, SDLP, Sinn Féin, Westminster | 34 Comments