Monthly Archives: November 2020

The Whopper That Got Away

Posted on November 30, 2020 by davidsberry

Fish in another man’s pond and you will catch crabs.” —Yiddish proverb St Andrew’s Day seems an appropriate time to consider the plight of thousands who once were the backbone of one of Scotland’s historic main industries—fishing. It is timely … Continue reading →

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East Fortune Need Not Cost One

Posted on November 28, 2020 by davidsberry

The announcement at this week’s Spending Review of £40 bn for infrastructure investment in England means a Barnet consequential amount of £2.8 bn coming to Scotland for the same purpose. This could be swallowed up by existing ambitious projects like … Continue reading →

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Political Pedagogy

Posted on November 24, 2020 by davidsberry

For good or ill, children’s education in Scotland is in the hands of 32 local authorities, who run nurseries, primary and secondary schools under guidance of the Scottish Government, who set out the vision and priorities though vehicles like the … Continue reading →

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This Disenchanted Isle

Posted on November 10, 2020 by davidsberry

America has just completed its most contentious election by having a record number of citizens come out and vote, despite being in the throes of the Covid pandemic. Aside from Trump gracelessly mumping that he should have won and refusing … Continue reading →

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Biden-Harris or Hide Embarrassed?

Posted on November 7, 2020 by davidsberry

So, the media have called it for Joe. The US 2020 Election is all over, bar the shouting. Unfortunately, there may be considerable amounts of shouting. Although Trump is clearly trumped at the ballot box,  decades of being able to … Continue reading →

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Betting On the ‘B’ Team

Posted on November 1, 2020 by davidsberry

By now, we are all fed up with our lives being dominated by wall-to-wall coverage of Covid-19 and the indefinite nature of plans to contain it. Even those still able to work need a distraction, since holidays, socialising, nights out, … Continue reading →

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