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About davidsberry

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

It’s the Economy, Stupid!

Posted on March 21, 2013 by davidsberry

Some eight month ago, a blog called “Like Wolves at Lambing” cited a number of diverse sources all, at the time, agreeing that it wasn’t just an economic but a moral malaise that had gripped the country. While yesterday’s budget … Continue reading →

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Pushing the Patch

Posted on March 20, 2013 by davidsberry

Though we’ve reached the Equinox, it surely feels like a long road to the end of winter. Normally dry East Lothian is underwater with its roads and fields flooded after a week of intermittent rain, capped by two days of … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 18, 2013 by davidsberry

Originally posted on A Burdz Eye View:
I read Alistair Darling’s essay for Scotland on Sunday on the benefits of the Union early yesterday morning and key passages gnawed away at me all day. The final part of a very…

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King Coal Grinds to a Halt?

Posted on March 17, 2013 by davidsberry

Friday wasn’t just the Ides of March; it was also the last day of operation for Scottish Power’s Cockenzie power station, seen variously as the last holdout of Scotland’s age of mighty manufacturing, or as a horribly visible eyesore, or … Continue reading →

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An Eventful Day

Posted on March 13, 2013 by davidsberry

It is a delight that East Lothian now has its own university and a shame that I take so little advantage of that fact. But on Tuesday, I took an opportunity to sit in on Prof. Joe Goldblatt’s class on … Continue reading →

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Mining the Chalk Face

Posted on March 8, 2013 by davidsberry

Monday saw the publication of a report much anticipated in parts of the education fraternity but which largely went unnoticed by anyone else. This is a pity. The independent think tanks CSPP and Reform Scotland had joined forces to create a … Continue reading →

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Mea Culpa

Posted on March 2, 2013 by davidsberry

Thursday was a busy day. I was up early and on the train to Aberdeen en route to Banff to pick up a vehicle. As ScotRail has yet to enter the 21st century and provide power sockets or WiFi on … Continue reading →

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theSPACE: to Infinity & Beyond

Posted on February 27, 2013 by davidsberry

As an elected representative of the community dealing with the inevitable large bureaucracy of large organisations like councils, the Serenity Prayer is a good thing to keep by you for those times you get baffled by procedural requirements and want … Continue reading →

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Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Wrang Yin

Posted on February 24, 2013 by davidsberry

Most media are carrying fulsome obituaries of the former Scottish Secretary of State for Scotland Bruce Millan, who has just died at a ripe age of 85. Tribute to him was paid by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, who said: “Bruce was … Continue reading →

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Sometimes You Just Need Balls

Posted on February 23, 2013 by davidsberry

I’m sure that it has never bothered Ed that the two of us disagree on so much. I didn’t like the cut of his jib when he was in the Westminster shadow of Irn Broon. That dislike went steeply downhill … Continue reading →

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