Monthly Archives: February 2024

Mine Eyes Have Seen No Glory

Posted on February 24, 2024 by davidsberry

“If you don’t think this country is sliding towards theocracy, then you haven’t been paying attention.” —Charles M. Blow New York Times, Feb. 21st 2024 Democracy in America, that self-styled “leader of the free world” is in trouble. People may think the … Continue reading →

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Visa Vision as Cash Cow

Posted on February 21, 2024 by davidsberry

The continuing legacy of hard-core brexiteering under BoJo has yet to show much by way of advantage to the general public. But what it has done is weaken links forged with the Continent over half a century of EU membership, … Continue reading →

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Robber Baroness III—Dido Harding

Posted on February 14, 2024 by davidsberry

But the most ambitiously Teflon of this sordid little group must be Baroness Diane Mary “Dido” Harding of Winscombe. She has shrewdly exploited being the most “connected” among them. Her father was John Harding, 2nd Baron Harding of Petherton and she has made the … Continue reading →

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Hope I Retire Before I Get Old

Posted on February 9, 2024 by davidsberry

With apologies to The Who and their classic sixties song, the need to think deeply about—and perhaps even achieve—retirement early in life has a new urgency. As if the Cost-of-Living crisis were not enough, along comes a report from yet … Continue reading →

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Robber Baroness II—Sarah Bentley

Posted on February 6, 2024 by davidsberry

The story of Paula Vennells and the destruction brought to the lives of hundreds of sub postmasters outlined earlier in Robber Baroness I, is bad enough. But an even more egregious example of promotion beyond competence which has wider fiscal … Continue reading →

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Future Straits

Posted on February 3, 2024 by davidsberry

Anyone accessing Edinburgh will be aware of difficulties in accessing the place—especially the city centre—and of moving around any part of it. It is not just a matter of traffic congestion and a maze of restricted streets. The buses are … Continue reading →

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