Monthly Archives: August 2016

Britain’s Dinosaur Defence

Posted on August 22, 2016 by davidsberry

On a recent visit to the Royal Yacht Britannia, I was struck by two ‘birds-eye’ illustrations hanging in the corridor of the state rooms. One shows the Coronation Naval Review at Spithead in 1953 and the other the similar Silver … Continue reading →

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Blowing the Inheritance

Posted on August 18, 2016 by davidsberry

Edinburgh deserves its status as a World Heritage Site. Its New Town is—along with Bath—the shining example of magnificent Georgian architecture. Its regular streets of coherent facades are interspersed with circles, squares and gardens and gifted with wide views of … Continue reading →

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Dunkirk Spirit Doesn’t Age Well

Posted on August 7, 2016 by davidsberry

During the last decade or so, arguments that Scotland’s future rest within the union have revolved around two key points: 1) economic advantages of being an integral part of a ‘large’ country; 2) the glorious history that nations of the … Continue reading →

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