Category Archives: Commerce

7: Small Country; Big Future

Posted on April 28, 2011 by davidsberry

I owe my opponent an apology. At our final hustings in Haddington, he disputed my claim (in support of our potential for tidal and wave energy) that the coast of Scotland was 6,000 miles long. I was wrong; it’s 20% … Continue reading →

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11: Not Part of the Plan

Posted on April 24, 2011 by davidsberry

As witnessed by the front page of the Courier a couple of weeks back, a local debate on 500 houses planned for Grange Road in North Berwick has resurfaced. This echoes headlines earlier this year about 750 houses at Letham in … Continue reading →

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14: Who Reports on the Reporters?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by davidsberry

Anorak that I am, my idea of a time off last night was to head to the David Hume Institute to catch one of their excellent seminars, this time from Blair Jenkins, Fellow of the Carnegie Trust UK  to talk … Continue reading →

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15: Down at the Roots

Posted on April 20, 2011 by davidsberry

Our beautiful coast and endless vistas on the Lammermuirs are key parts of our identity but what makes East Lothian so photogenic is our rolling countryside, tended and cropped for centuries by our local farmers. And it’s a varied crop; although … Continue reading →

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18: Won’t Get Fooled Again

Posted on April 17, 2011 by davidsberry

Having met more people yesterday than any other single day so far, the liveliest chats were around the SNP’s ambitious policy to convert to green energy by 2020. But my concern is less whether that can be done and more … Continue reading →

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20: Manifesto Destiny

Posted on April 15, 2011 by davidsberry

In 1845, during the Polk administration, America coined the term ‘Manifest Destiny‘ as a rallying cry for its vision of becoming a world-class power stretching from Atlantic to Pacific. Still absorbing the massive 1803 Louisiana Purchase, in 1848 the US … Continue reading →

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24: The Future’s So Bright…

Posted on April 11, 2011 by davidsberry

…we gotta wear shades! Or, at least that’s what you might have thought this weekend right across the county. It wasn’t just that Dunbar, North Berwick and Gullane were mobbed, with High Street pavements and car parks choked and beaches … Continue reading →

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29: Going Mobile

Posted on April 6, 2011 by davidsberry

Today’s Hootsmon carries a piece that seems an attempt to find evil where none exists, by accusing council workers of being “on the gravy train with a council phone”.. East Lothian tops the table by having 38% of employees with … Continue reading →

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30 Days to Decide…

Posted on April 5, 2011 by davidsberry

That’s exactly one month. That’s far fewer than the number of times the Labour opposition on ELC voted against the interests of residents: not to freeze council tax; not to build >1,000 houses; not to put more teachers in P1-P3; … Continue reading →

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37: Vocal for Vocational

Posted on March 28, 2011 by davidsberry

Having served twelve years on an Education Committee and been at more parent councils/boards than I’ve had hot school dinners I know how parents value excellent schools and opportunities they give their children. Laudable stuff, especially when they are themselves … Continue reading →

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