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About davidsberry

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

How to Recruit a Twitterati Lynch Mob

Posted on October 1, 2013 by davidsberry

It had been a good couple of days away from it all. Being out of 3G and WiFi has its blessings and spurred a couple of thoughts. So, just to get myself back in the swing of things, for around … Continue reading →

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Head Examination

Posted on September 30, 2013 by davidsberry

This weekend, a minor fracas broke out in Scottish education circles that barely broke the surface of the media. Professor Andy Hargreaves, an educationalist based at Boston College in the United States, was reported as saying that “England’s education system … Continue reading →

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Why Labour wants us to vote no

Posted on September 23, 2013 by davidsberry

Originally posted on A Burdz Eye View:
I am puzzled by the virulence with which Labour folk have thirled themselves to the Union.  To put it another way, I am bemused by their inherent opposition to independence.  Oh, there are…

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‘Murdoch’ She Wrote

Posted on September 16, 2013 by davidsberry

I am not Cllr. Lesley Hinds’ greatest fan. Much of her work—up to and including the ill-fated Trams—has come in for some stick in this blog. But she is to be commended for highlighting a key issue in our communities … Continue reading →

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Coffee-Coloured Punters

Posted on September 13, 2013 by davidsberry

Being old enough to remember main cultural moves in Western society for the latter half of the 20th century, one element that keeps returning to me as various unionists meld the peoples of Britain into one prosperous happy family is … Continue reading →

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A Geographic Concept

Posted on September 11, 2013 by davidsberry

It seems Viking is doing a special on bulk-buy venom this week as ex-MP & Highland Free Press veteran Brian Wilson is using a vat-load in his busy  quill. His article in the Hootsmon today (Weds 11th) is well worth … Continue reading →

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Disproving the First Law

Posted on September 10, 2013 by davidsberry

After a career spent largely pushing paper around in pursuit of ever more complex computer electronics, I returned to Scotland twenty years ago, bringing back an MGB already twenty years old and engaged mechanic buddy Colin to help restore it. … Continue reading →

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2013 Festival of Politics V—Defence

Posted on August 30, 2013 by davidsberry

This was, for me, the highlight of the whole weekend. Unlike the other panels, which consisted largely of academics and commentators—albeit very capable ones—this featured two heavyweight politicians at the top of their game. They did not disappoint. Professor Louise … Continue reading →

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2013 Festival of Politics IV—Public Attitudes

Posted on August 28, 2013 by davidsberry

Chaired by the respected Ian Macwhirter, this FoP session launched right into the psephology of the upcoming referendum vote, powered by a deluge of data and graphs from John Curtice and his usual enthusiasm for the subject. In illustrating the … Continue reading →

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2013 Festival of Politics III—Economics

Posted on August 27, 2013 by davidsberry

Rushing from the Europe session to this one with no time allowed in the schedule was another gripe I had for the organisers but, as with the earlier session, it was worth it. Chaired ably by Sir Jeremy Peat of … Continue reading →

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