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About davidsberry

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

Operation Puffin Update

Posted on January 14, 2015 by davidsberry

I have reported on the terrific work that 100+ volunteers have done on the Forth Islands to protect the indigenous puffin population from being crowded out of house and home by an invasive plant. What follows is the latest report … Continue reading →

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Senate Intelligence Committee “Torture Report” Findings

Posted on December 19, 2014 by davidsberry

This is not for the squeamish. But if you want details just how egregiously cavalier the CIA was in pursuit of ‘terrorism’, this is a digestible synopsis. Fan though I am of the American people this is enough to question … Continue reading →

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Getting Your Feet Wet

Posted on December 17, 2014 by davidsberry

Just recently, I was asked to give a presentation to a civic group so lively it refused to accept defeat after a decade of bureaucratic foot-dragging by the local council: the Friends of the CC Museum. Founded in a century-old … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Beach

Posted on December 15, 2014 by davidsberry

And, just in time for your last-minute Christmas scramble—a shopping experience much more pleasant than crowded malls lost amidst acres of tarmac…

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Home from School

Posted on December 7, 2014 by davidsberry

I may need to sit down, take a powder or do something radical: it seems I agree with Jim Murphy—something that has real rarity value. Now, unlike many Labour timeservers, Jim is not someone I dismiss. He packs an impressive … Continue reading →

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Market, not Manure

Posted on December 5, 2014 by davidsberry

“The most beautiful, if not the most romantic village in Scotland” is how Sir Walter Scott described the town of Kelso. Indeed, a visit there is always a pleasure; the town is a friendly streetscape of historic building gathered around … Continue reading →

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Changin Scotland

Posted on November 30, 2014 by davidsberry

It’s the end of a packed weekend in and around the ever-quirky Ceilidh Place in Ullapool. Therehave been over a dozen previous Changin Scotland get-togethers but this was my first—and, unfortunately, reputed to be the last. There were so many … Continue reading →

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Politics in a New Dimension

Posted on November 29, 2014 by davidsberry

For as long anyone could remember, politics in Scotland was an extension of Westminster and British politics; same parties, same policies, same debates. ‘Putting a kilt’ on a story simply meant having a Scottish slant on a miners’ strike or … Continue reading →

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Silicon Valley’s Culture of Amorality

Posted on November 27, 2014 by davidsberry

Unashamedly lifted verbatim from his Nov 23 article in LinkedIn by Tom Foremski, former Financial Times journalist, publisher of Silicon Valley Watcher, and adviser on corporate affairs. For those few readers who may not know, Silicon Valley is shorthand for … Continue reading →

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Ten reasons why reducing automobile dependency makes sense

Posted on November 24, 2014 by davidsberry

Originally posted on reviewanew:
Like many places throughout the world, Australian cities’ transport systems are dominated by the private car. The car has offered unprecedented flexibility and reach in our personal mobility and dominated the form and lifestyles in cities…

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