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About davidsberry

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

That’s More Like It

Posted on February 21, 2013 by davidsberry

I was struck by a post elsewhere this week. Though I disagreed with its conclusions, I was impressed a young and principled unionist could make their case without implying that everyone in Scotland would go bald and slobber uncontrollably post-independence. In … Continue reading →

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Fit Like, Eh?

Posted on February 20, 2013 by davidsberry

Just back from a couple of days in various parts of Aberdeenshire and am happy to report that, not only is the Doric alive and well but that the area is surviving as robustly as you would expect. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Not Just the People Must Be Free

Posted on February 19, 2013 by davidsberry

Both Anas Sarwar and Johann Lamont stepped off into this week with major speeches about what Scotland can afford. So far, so practical—and so new; it’s not often you catch Scottish Labour arguing for something more subtle than simply throwing … Continue reading →

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A Right Wunch of Bankers

Posted on February 16, 2013 by davidsberry

After enduring relative poverty of a teenager, funding any outlay from paper routes and summer jobs and the absolute poverty of being a student, some forty years ago I finally had a salary fit to open a current account with … Continue reading →

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False Economy

Posted on February 15, 2013 by davidsberry

This week, East Lothian Council passed a three-year budget that the Labour-led but Tory-chaired Administration said would “take the county out of fiscal chaos and on a journey towards a more stable financial future” as the new Leader Cllr. Willie … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Being British

Posted on February 8, 2013 by davidsberry

There are many stalwarts among the people working towards Scotland’s rightful future as a proper country. But, until this week, I never included The Economist among them. Don’t get me wrong—right-wing rag for blinkered fat cats though it is often … Continue reading →

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Don’t Knock It

Posted on February 6, 2013 by davidsberry

After a lively Twitter debate with an old buddy that stemmed from Scottish Government proposals that will effectively raise stamp duties by making them more proportionate to house prices, we got on to a discussion about which parts of Scotland … Continue reading →

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The Answer Is Blowing In the Wind

Posted on February 4, 2013 by davidsberry

Lively as the debate is becoming in rural communities about the evils of wind turbines near them, the ‘big picture’ actuality is that they are something of a sideshow, as compared to the great majority of wind turbine installations. This … Continue reading →

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Ah—That Explains It

Posted on February 2, 2013 by davidsberry

This week was a busy one. A few evenings back was the Gullane Community Council meeting in whose area the pretty little village of Dirleton falls, along with its 13th © castle. Bang next to the castle is the local … Continue reading →

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Buried but not Forgotten

Posted on February 1, 2013 by davidsberry

This evening for the third time in the last few years, I put my head in the lion’s mouth as I dared to venture up to the West end of the county and deliver a talk on Mining in East … Continue reading →

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