Monthly Archives: June 2023

Away with the Ferries

Posted on June 28, 2023 by davidsberry

Of all the various alligators snapping at Humza Yousaf’s bum, the most persistent and damaging has been one with a long, sad history, inherited from his predecessor and showing no sign of going away. Although the contract for two ships … Continue reading →

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Wanted: Unconventional Convention

Posted on June 25, 2023 by davidsberry

This weekend saw the SNP faithful gather in Dundee’s Caird Hall for an “Independence Convention”. Humza Yousaf’s idea was to agree among themselves in private on a road map to independence that would break the logjam imposed by the Tory … Continue reading →

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Hoist by Their Own Canard—Boris Johnson

Posted on June 15, 2023 by davidsberry

“My policy on cake is pro- having it and pro- eating it.” —Boris Johnson “By the time he graduated from Oxford at the age of 23, Johnson’s three key personality traits had been formed. After that age, he did not … Continue reading →

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A Long Way to Tipperary

Posted on June 10, 2023 by davidsberry

Don’t tell the jingoists, but the “great” in Great Britain is not some accolade of national superiority but a geographic term. As the island stretches over 80,000 square miles and the French peninsula of Britany only covers a bare 13,000, … Continue reading →

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