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About davidsberry

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

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Posted on January 17, 2012 by davidsberry

OK, I confess: the title was a blatant attempt to draw readership but this blog has nothing to do with the phrase’s racier overtones. Having been a longtime RNLI supporter, I have discovered that my local station has a twitter … Continue reading →

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Does Johann Understand Her Job?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by davidsberry

Having had a fairly stiff diet of politics this week, I had hoped to give readers a break and inject something lighter by way of a blog. (For those in desperate need of that, may I recommend Tom Harris’ dicing … Continue reading →

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The Pound in Your Pocket

Posted on January 14, 2012 by davidsberry

Because of its use by Harold Wilson to reassure Britons that, after the 1967 devaluation “the pound in your pocket” had not lost value may not be the happiest phrase to use. But, in the midst of highly politicised (and … Continue reading →

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Swiss Cheese Treaty

Posted on January 12, 2012 by davidsberry

Look up the Treaty of Union and/or search for it on the web and its text is not easy to find. You’d think that something as binding and permanent as that is supposed to be would have a hallowed, prominent … Continue reading →

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Not-So-Dismal Science

Posted on January 12, 2012 by davidsberry

Economics has been called the dismal science and a joke with more than a little truth to it is if you want a bewildering number of projections, you simply ask a couple of economists what they think. But, sometimes, things … Continue reading →

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Ready! Shoot! Aim!

Posted on January 11, 2012 by davidsberry

I find it just hilarious how unionists of all stripes are falling over themselves to demand an independence referendum the day before yesterday when—until six months ago—they did all they could to block the possibility of any such thing. Most … Continue reading →

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…Then Wait Five Minutes

Posted on January 10, 2012 by davidsberry

I’ve always enjoyed the way Scots tell jokes against themselves. One that sprang to mind recently during an intense Twitter slugfest on the topic of independence referenda was the one about “if you don’t like the weather in Scotland, just … Continue reading →

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How Green Is My Valley?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by davidsberry

Much of what a councillor does, while necessary, does not, in general, hold enough interest for me to blog about it. But, having spent today entirely bound up by an appeal over planning consent for a couple of wind turbines, I … Continue reading →

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Floating White Elephants

Posted on January 7, 2012 by davidsberry

These are testing times for commentators like me who try, despite my own beliefs, to keep an open mind and (somewhat harder) make commentary that includes others’ points of view. And just to prove how wide I have been casting … Continue reading →

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The Whole Ruth & Nothing But?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by davidsberry

Along with a number of others (including, I suspect, Murdo Fraser), I found yesterday’s “Let’s Get Started” speech from new Tory leader Ruth Davidson something of a disappointment. Nothing wrong with the delivery, made with youthful energy and, indeed, there … Continue reading →

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