Monthly Archives: October 2019

Turkeys Vote for an Early Christmas

Posted on October 30, 2019 by davidsberry

So the Brexit centipede’s final shoe has dropped and we are to endure the first General Election at Christmas for a century. Broadcast media are already hoaching with rentqaquotes from every party, burbling over their keenness to come to grips … Continue reading →

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Andy’s Not Our Only Heroic Murray

Posted on October 26, 2019 by davidsberry

“Do you know that there’s hardly anyone left of last year’s Caucasian governments? I’ve tried to stop it, but in vain. Yet they can’t all be Trotskyites and traitors.” ——Lavrentiy Beria Even today, Scottish society carries the scars of decades … Continue reading →

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No Way to Run a Railroad

Posted on October 22, 2019 by davidsberry

ScotRail (Scotland’s railway) has come into some stick from customers for habitual poor service, especially since the franchise was taken over by Abelio three years ago. But things have improved immeasurably since ScotRail was formed over 20 yeas ago, with … Continue reading →

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Why Does America Keep Shooting Itself in the Foot?

Posted on October 13, 2019 by davidsberry

The United States of America: World’s Richest Country; Leader of he Free World; Land of the Free; etc. Who would dare meddle with it? Yet it does have enemies: Iran; Russia; North Korea; Venezuela. China is a rival, but more … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Constipation

Posted on October 2, 2019 by davidsberry

America—regarded by many (especially Americans) as the world’s greatest democracy—is rightly proud of its Constitution. Forged at a time, before either the French or the Russians did away with them, when monarchs ruled the world it was a clarion call … Continue reading →

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