Monthly Archives: January 2024

Robber Baroness I—Paula Vennells

Posted on January 30, 2024 by davidsberry

Hard-line feminists may interpret what follows as critical of women achievers. This is not the intent, but should they consider it detrimental to the cause, I apologise in advance. This writer bows to no-one in conviction that equality is a … Continue reading →

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Can Kemi Count?

Posted on January 28, 2024 by davidsberry

On Sky’s Sunday with Trevor Philips, Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch dismissed speculation about her becoming Tory leader and professed loyalty to Rishi Sunak for having “halved inflation and grown the economy”. Really? In which fiscal fantasy world is the UK government now … Continue reading →

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Culpably Clueless

Posted on January 21, 2024 by davidsberry

Ever since the financial crash of 2008, many have been under the financial cosh, with councils in Scotland being among the worst affected. For over a decade, their ability to regulate their own finances was curtailed by the then-new SNP … Continue reading →

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What Iowa Portends

Posted on January 16, 2024 by davidsberry

Republican former President Donald Trump won the Iowa caucus by 30%, leaving his closest rival, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida in the dust…and setting a new record for victory margins in the Iowa Republican caucus. Despite horrendous -28degC winter weather, … Continue reading →

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SOS Puffin Update, 2023

Posted on January 7, 2024 by davidsberry

What follows is a précis of the newsletter sent out by the team at the Scottish Seabird Centre who monitor and protect the environment of local seabirds on unique offshore islands near North Berwick. It is reproduced here to widen … Continue reading →

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Fur Coats and No £nickers

Posted on January 1, 2024 by davidsberry

This weekend the Telegraph rounded out a difficult year for the UK and its government with an upbeat article on economic prospects for the country in its Business section, entitled “Britain to outgrow Germany for years to come as eurozone growth engine … Continue reading →

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