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About davidsberry

Local ex-councillor, tour guide and database designer. Keen on wildlife, history, boats and music. Retired in 2017.

21: Narrowing the Field

Posted on April 14, 2011 by davidsberry

Ever since nominations closed earlier in the month, we have known that only the four ‘main’ parties are contesting East Lothian. This is the narrowest choice that voters have had in decades and many people who favour one of the … Continue reading →

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22: Decidedly Undecided

Posted on April 12, 2011 by davidsberry

Call me a cynic but when MORI or anyone else runs a poll that generates headlines that the Judean People’s Front is 15 points behind, or whatever, I fetch the bulk salt dispenser from the kitchen and wash the results … Continue reading →

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23: Round 4 (ding!)

Posted on April 12, 2011 by davidsberry

The fourth East Lothian hustings was organised by the Association of Churches in North Berwick and very well hosted by the Abbey Church, with Dunbar’s Rev Lawrence Twaddle in the chair. In keeping with last year’s success, again 80 people … Continue reading →

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24: The Future’s So Bright…

Posted on April 11, 2011 by davidsberry

…we gotta wear shades! Or, at least that’s what you might have thought this weekend right across the county. It wasn’t just that Dunbar, North Berwick and Gullane were mobbed, with High Street pavements and car parks choked and beaches … Continue reading →

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You Heard It Here First

Posted on April 10, 2011 by davidsberry
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25: Sunshine on the Righteous

Posted on April 10, 2011 by davidsberry

Sent home by a friend last night for almost falling asleep as we discussed our day over a glass. In a distance event like an election, you have to pace yourself and I’ve been cutting the sleep short. But on as … Continue reading →

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26: What Has Been Done for Our Kids?

Posted on April 9, 2011 by davidsberry

In ELC, the SNP has been very conscious of the high value set by residents on the excellent education available in its schools and has set much store in continuing that tradition. In each of the last three budgets, spending … Continue reading →

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27: Parliamo Politico VII

Posted on April 8, 2011 by davidsberry

Let’s Talk Pencil-Pusher: Lesson VII—Vocabulary (Seventh of a series, translating bureaucrat-speak into what it means for folk in East Lothian) Continue: Usually heard in committee meetings, continuing simply means delaying any decision until the next meeting. It can mean some … Continue reading →

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28: Going Down

Posted on April 7, 2011 by davidsberry

I finally get it: Labour is Wile E. Coyote. In every cartoon, he’s so furiously engaged in the chase on his latest Acme gizmo it’s only when he’s out over the canyon floor far below that he realises the support … Continue reading →

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