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About davidsberry

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

Posted on August 23, 2012 by davidsberry

Originally posted on A Burdz Eye View:
There has been much seizing upon by the Better Together campaign of the Mail on Sunday’s poll results, published yesterday. Not only do the survey findings suggest that support for independence is slipping,…

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Senior Service Needs a Junior Partner

Posted on August 22, 2012 by davidsberry

The Royal Navy has prided itself—and not without reason—in having a proud and distinguished tradition, longer even than the British Army. To that end, it continues to have and develop state-of-the-art equipment that will allow it to do its job … Continue reading →

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Glorious and Free

Posted on August 20, 2012 by davidsberry

Before unionist readers have conniption fits about this being another diatribe about Scottish independence, allow me to point out that the title is the English translation of the Province of Manitoba’s motto: GLORIOSUS ET LIBER. And why should I be citing … Continue reading →

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School’s Gone Back: Time for Summer

Posted on August 19, 2012 by davidsberry

It has become a cruel tradition in recent years that the weather down our way waits until the schools go back before it rolls out its most summery offerings. This year seems no exception —but at least it had the … Continue reading →

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Romney Marsh

Posted on August 18, 2012 by davidsberry

Mitt Romney has less than three months to convince American voters that he is the man to lead them (and the rest of the planet) out of the biggest fiscal hole it has fallen into since the Depression. While we … Continue reading →

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Firstest with the Leastest

Posted on August 17, 2012 by davidsberry

I like Americans. They are generally direct people who can’t abide havering around and generally “tell it like it is”, albeit sometimes gracelessly. Their Confederate General Forrest went down in history ascribing victory to whoever entered battle the “Fustest with … Continue reading →

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Indy-Contrarian Broon Misgivings (ICBM) Strike

Posted on August 15, 2012 by davidsberry

From whatever hardened silo complex outside Auchtertool in which they had been nursing his wrath to keep it warm, the Hootsmon launched their secret weapon of Irn Broon full-frontal-page yesterday. For a man who can make the word ‘dour’ look like … Continue reading →

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Queen Elizabeth—Another ‘K’atastrophe?

Posted on August 14, 2012 by davidsberry

Regular readers will know of my interest in history in general and of naval history in particular. Last week, as part of North Berwick’s Fringe by the Sea, I gave a couple of talks on the former to be delighted … Continue reading →

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A Proud City Goes Begging

Posted on August 13, 2012 by davidsberry

I have always been a booster for Edinburgh as a city: a walkable, architecturally inspired romp across hill and dale that encourages exploration of its compact city centre and trademark panoramas. Its soul sisters Lisbon and San Francisco come close … Continue reading →

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How Come Big Countries Have Such Small Minds?

Posted on August 12, 2012 by davidsberry

I belong to a huge minority—the minority that shunned the Olympic opening ceremony because none of us were really sports fans in the first place and had not yet recovered from the previous two months unrelenting blanket coverage of football … Continue reading →

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