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About davidsberry

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

Why Aren’t We All Just People?

Posted on November 26, 2012 by davidsberry

Just back from a month in the States (well, OK—in five of ‘em), I am overwhelmed by a blizzard of impressions that makes nonsense of my having spent a couple of decades of my life there. This time, despite my … Continue reading →

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Listless People in a Land Full of Energy

Posted on November 25, 2012 by davidsberry

Over the last forty years, one truth almost done to death but still deserving of repetition is the fact that Scotland is the only country in the world to have discovered oil and not grown rich by it. If that, … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks

Posted on November 22, 2012 by davidsberry

Regular readers of this blog will know that I’m a fan of the Americans. Not because all they do is spiffy but because they have forged a great nation out of the hopes and guts of a pile of penniless … Continue reading →

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The Partisan Needs Perspective

Posted on November 20, 2012 by davidsberry

Most observers of Scottish politics would concede that the last few weeks have proved to be rockier for the SNP Government than they have been used to. Mistakes have been made in more than one statement, resulting in a level … Continue reading →

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Why No Searchlights On Titanic?

Posted on November 19, 2012 by davidsberry

Easily the greatest maritime tragedy that can be regarded as avoidable was the 1912 sinking of the brand new White Star liner RMS Titanic on its maiden voyage. Fitted to the most opulent standards of the time, no cost was … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 18, 2012 by davidsberry

Originally posted on A Burdz Eye View:
But first, a word about my own.  Blogging silence has been enforced by a mystery shoulder affliction, which might be connected.  Or not.  Suffice to say, it is agony, I am a whimpering…

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Why Arkansas Is Not Argyll

Posted on November 17, 2012 by davidsberry

Despite whatever peccadillos my have transpired during his White House tenure, Bill Clinton survived the worst that his Republican opponents could throw at him (and pretty odious some of it was too) to preside for two terms over a steady … Continue reading →

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Protecting Our Nation’s Interests

Posted on November 16, 2012 by davidsberry

The title of this blog is lifted from the header of Royal Navy’s website and before we get our sleeves rolled up and into the subject, I wish to make clear that there is no stronger admirer of the Senior Service … Continue reading →

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The Economics of BASE Jumping

Posted on November 15, 2012 by davidsberry

With the dust settling on a US election result that just about everyone who is not Republican (and a good few who are) is relieved by, it is back to financial business as usual—and not before time. Europe has just … Continue reading →

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Making the World England

Posted on November 14, 2012 by davidsberry

So far, most of the arguments coming from unionist mouthpieces in the independence like Better Together have revolved around perceived advantages that accrue to Scotland from being a part of the Union. In terms of economies of scale—such as running … Continue reading →

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