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About davidsberry

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

63: Stop Digging

Posted on March 3, 2011 by davidsberry

Out of my depth this week, having been asked to help out with Standard Grade History at the local High School. For my sins, I had been researching mining in our county and produced 30 minutes of “death-by-PowerPoint” of which … Continue reading →

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64: Uplifting

Posted on March 2, 2011 by davidsberry

Tuesday’s 4-hour-long ELC Planning Committee meeting approved—among others—unusual temporary use for the old Ben Sayers factory in North Berwick. As applications go, this was as unconventional as any and the committee spent an hour considering it. Even in a tourist … Continue reading →

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65: Dodgy Defence

Posted on March 1, 2011 by davidsberry

I’m not one to avoid learning from my opponents. But in Labour’s case, their policies can be so hard to track. After Labour had tub-thumped how vital modern apprenticeships were in tackling youth unemployment, they voted against a budget that provided … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 28, 2011 by davidsberry | Leave a comment

66: Parliamo Politico IV

Posted on February 27, 2011 by davidsberry

Let’s Talk Pencil-Pusher: Lesson IV—Opinion Polling (Fourth of a series, translating bureaucrat-speak into what it means for folk in East Lothian) The Sunday Herald is abuzz with another poll. “Labour is on course for a resounding victory in May’s Holyrood … Continue reading →

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“The SNP under Alex Salmond has demonstrated that they can run a competent government and Alex Salmond makes a fine First Minister. I think Alex deserves a second term in office, and he is the best choice for Scotland during … Continue reading →

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67: Playing Hand Grenades

Posted on February 26, 2011 by davidsberry

This week saw a UK effort to rescue its citizens from a rapidly disintegrating Libya that more resembled a Keystone Cops action. No reflection on the crews of HMS Cumberland who dared lift 200 from Benghazi or C-130s flying deep … Continue reading →

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68: Harmonising with Joni

Posted on February 25, 2011 by davidsberry

Growing up in the fifties and sixties, like most kids of my era, I was swept up into playing rock ‘n’ roll as protest and exploration of life’s possibilities. While many followed the Beatles, Stones and others that pushed the … Continue reading →

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69: Centenary School

Posted on February 25, 2011 by davidsberry

Off to Dirleton School last night to meet with two dozen parents, teachers and locals. This was not the normal enthusiastically attended School Parent Council (I attended one where two in three pupils had parents there) but a gathering called … Continue reading →

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70 Days to Decide

Posted on February 24, 2011 by davidsberry

Much has happened in the last ten days, not least the poll putting Labour and the SNP neck-and-neck to control Scotland’s Parliament after May 5th. But, for me, it’s the more mundane things that can slip by almost unnoticed that … Continue reading →

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