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About davidsberry

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

C’mon get aff

Posted on February 17, 2014 by davidsberry

Originally posted on Wee Ginger Dug:
Speaking on the Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso repeated the Glesga clippie objection to Scottish membership of the EU – c’mon get aff the bus and get tae…

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Come Back, Canute: All Is Forgiven

Posted on February 15, 2014 by davidsberry

A factor that is constantly overlooked in any debate comparing Scotland with England is the fact that, although the coastline of Scotland dwarfs that of England by a factor of three, it is nonetheless much more stable and not as … Continue reading →

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A Hard Pounding

Posted on February 13, 2014 by davidsberry

Apologies to regular readers for the thinness of posts since the New Year. In part, after three years of steadily posting twice or more a week, it was to recharge the batteries in the pen/keyboard/quill. But equally, there was a … Continue reading →

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Scotland Is Not Just Geography

Posted on January 19, 2014 by davidsberry

It was Henry de Bohun who changed history catching, as he did, Robert de Brus out in front of his army at Bannockburn on a light palfrey. Despite de Brus’s glancing blow with his battle axe, de Bohun’s helmet held … Continue reading →

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My friends wonder why any intelligent Scot would vote Yes

Posted on January 17, 2014 by davidsberry

Delighted to see a level of debate that rises above the doom-and-gloom gutter into which Better Together and its Westminster apologists keep trying to drag the debate on the most important decision of our lives.

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Derek Bateman: Open Letter to MEPs on EU

Posted on January 5, 2014 by davidsberry

I had intended giving readers of this blog a rest from ear-bashing over this season of good will. That has been scuppered (again) by articulate, pertinent points made by Derek Bateman in his incisive questioning of the loyalties of some … Continue reading →

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The Real Britain

Posted on December 29, 2013 by davidsberry

This is a reblog. I had been getting increasingly steamed up on the theme that this whole independence debate pivots around the wrong topic. At its root, it is NOT about what the Scots think of Scotland: it’s about what … Continue reading →

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Politician: Heal Thyself

Posted on December 27, 2013 by davidsberry

Just now, most people are preoccupied with enjoyed the feasts and bounty of the festive season; many of the rest are simply puzzling how to pay for their end of it. As a result, this may not be the best … Continue reading →

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No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

Posted on December 23, 2013 by davidsberry

As is its repeated wont, the massive EIS union has waded out into deep political waters well over its head by pressuring the Scottish Government to make all school meals free for pupils in the first three years of primary … Continue reading →

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What’s Right with This Picture?

Posted on December 17, 2013 by davidsberry

RealEdinburgh’s beautiful winter early morning shot of East Lothian from Blackford Hill is yet another demonstration why so many of us enjoy living in this part of the world. But… …this is not the exact original view: this shot has … Continue reading →

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