Monthly Archives: February 2014

Lord of the Gnomes

Posted on February 28, 2014 by davidsberry

King Charles Street should be famous, but isn’t—perhaps by being named for the only British head of state to lose their head to democracy just up the road in front of Banqueting Hall. This narrow street is permanently sunless and … Continue reading →

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Buddy, Can You Spare a Dome?

Posted on February 24, 2014 by davidsberry

You have to hand it to Tony Blair. Not only did he shrewdly sidestep the coming fiscal storm in 2007 but then dropped from public scrutiny straight on to the six-figure speaker circuit and hasn’t looked back since.  Sweet. What … Continue reading →

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Learning from History

Posted on February 22, 2014 by davidsberry

It was eerie. I had a Friday evening free, fired up a casserole and channel surfed for something better than another yuppie house makeover to watch. And there it was—forty years almost to the day the cusp of change in … Continue reading →

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The Devil Is in the Doodle

Posted on February 18, 2014 by davidsberry

I have been a fan of the Scottish Parliament since before we failed to get ourselves one in 1979. And, however sanctimoniously two-faced some parties my have been in opposing it and then using it to rescue themselves from well … Continue reading →

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C’mon get aff

Posted on February 17, 2014 by davidsberry

Originally posted on Wee Ginger Dug:
Speaking on the Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso repeated the Glesga clippie objection to Scottish membership of the EU – c’mon get aff the bus and get tae…

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Come Back, Canute: All Is Forgiven

Posted on February 15, 2014 by davidsberry

A factor that is constantly overlooked in any debate comparing Scotland with England is the fact that, although the coastline of Scotland dwarfs that of England by a factor of three, it is nonetheless much more stable and not as … Continue reading →

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A Hard Pounding

Posted on February 13, 2014 by davidsberry

Apologies to regular readers for the thinness of posts since the New Year. In part, after three years of steadily posting twice or more a week, it was to recharge the batteries in the pen/keyboard/quill. But equally, there was a … Continue reading →

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