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About davidsberry

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

Fun Isn’t Weather-Dependent

Posted on May 20, 2012 by davidsberry

After a record cold/wet April, May is bidding fair to make this the worst Spring in decades. Farmers are staring morosely at crops that, after a good start from a mild winter, have barely grown any in seven weeks. Blossoming … Continue reading →

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Creative Skintland

Posted on May 18, 2012 by davidsberry

And while we, as we were yesterday, are on the topic of the arts and creativity in Scotland, today’s Herald carries a piece on how Creative Scotland is shaking up the way it disburses the £50-or-so-million of their largesse to … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Comes to Town

Posted on May 17, 2012 by davidsberry

Not often our corner of the county gets the attention of the rich & famous but for the last ten days, we’ve had the production crew for Johnathan Teplitzky’s film of The Railwayman (from the book by Eric Lomax) camped out … Continue reading →

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The Early Days of a Better Council?

Posted on May 16, 2012 by davidsberry

Yesterday was the first day of term—the first meeting of the new East Lothian Council after the election of May 3rd. It would have been easy for me and my eight SNP colleagues to have grumped about the place but … Continue reading →

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Physician: Heal Thyself

Posted on May 15, 2012 by davidsberry

One of the few things upon which political parties the length and breadth of the country agree these days is the sanctity of the NHS. So Macca’s musical question of 1967: “—will you still need me, will you still feed … Continue reading →

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An Army Fit for a Better Nation

Posted on May 14, 2012 by davidsberry

Twitterati with political agendas (especially Jim Murphy and staff of sundry opposition politicians) have been deprecating military careers in any Scottish Defence Force. Their argument is twofold: 1) more grievous losses to units and their identities would happen under independence … Continue reading →

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Savaged by a Wolf in Dead Sheep’s Clothing

Posted on May 11, 2012 by davidsberry

Amidst the settling dust from last week’s local elections, a number of things are becoming clear. YouGov have conducted their usual regional poll around the UK and, while it shows little that is surprising, it does continue to show some … Continue reading →

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All In It Together?

Posted on May 9, 2012 by davidsberry

You don’t hear that phrase much these days (especially from ConDem spokespersons). Perhaps it’s because the stats for this last year—the year that Osbo forecast we’d start to see the positive effect of a paper money mountain for his banker … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 8, 2012 by davidsberry

Originally posted on A Burdz Eye View:
This week, the blog will be focusing on some of the wider issues raised by last week’s local elections – the voting system, the impact of apparent Alphabetis, the low representation of women…

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Local & Party Politics: Symbiotic or Strangers?

Posted on May 7, 2012 by davidsberry

Three days after the first standalone local elections for over a decade and while most of Scotland still does not know who is going to be running their schools and libraries, the two biggest parties in Scotland are lobbing claim … Continue reading →

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