Author Archives: davidsberry

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About davidsberry

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

Come All Ye Jolly Mallowbashers

Posted on September 27, 2012 by davidsberry

Poor though this summer has been, the restart of our local mallow bashing season has seen a couple of fine weekend days to get the season off to a good start, For those of you puzzled what I’m on about, … Continue reading →

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No More Branch Office

Posted on September 26, 2012 by davidsberry

One of the good thing about unionists  is that they’re committed. And when the more thoughtful ones—of which I cheerfully admit there are many—pester you with questions, they are often questions deserving of not just an answer but a fair … Continue reading →

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Ten of the Best

Posted on September 24, 2012 by davidsberry

Now that Nicola Sturgeon has been assigned to the Yes campaign, expect to see some fireworks from that quarter. I have watched Nicola mature from a passionate YSI member that I first saw in action at the SNP Conference in … Continue reading →

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How to Run a Railroad

Posted on September 21, 2012 by davidsberry

We apologise to readers here in search of soaring rhetoric on broadminded topics; today you have come to the wrong place. This blog is not just about things local to East Lothian but written wearing the tasteless anorak of a … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 20, 2012 by davidsberry | Leave a comment

‘Cos!

Posted on September 20, 2012 by davidsberry

I was reminded of an endearing trait of a former partner who was plenty intelligent/educated and would hold her own in any discussion but who, when pressed to discuss and not in the mood would simultaneously declare the discussion over … Continue reading →

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Trooble at t’Toon Hoose

Posted on September 19, 2012 by davidsberry

Cheery as this blog tries to be, those seeking their ritual giggle (some at the style, some at the content), should stop reading now and switch to Oor Wullie. Get yer tin hat on—we’re in Sturm und Drang mode today. … Continue reading →

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Qually Folly

Posted on September 18, 2012 by davidsberry

Michael Gove has set the cat amongst the educational pigeons in England. By scrapping GCSEs and replacing them with a Baccalureat more common in Europe. Known in France colloquially as le bac, it is an academic qualification which French and international students … Continue reading →

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Looking Through a Glass Union (Again)

Posted on September 17, 2012 by davidsberry

A year ago, this blog welcomed the One Dynamic Nation website to the debate on Scotland’s future, especially its relationship with England. Obviously a reasonably professional effort, in the intervening time, it has been fleshed out with a number of … Continue reading →

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Scottish Enterprise: The Problem, not the Solution

Posted on September 16, 2012 by davidsberry

Whatever kind of recession we’re in, pretty much everyone now agrees that we’re in one. What everyone does not agree on in how to get out of it. In fact, there is a significant proportion of the population—quite often those … Continue reading →

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