Category Archives: Community

Tug for a Clapped-Out Gunboat

Posted on April 30, 2013 by davidsberry

The ‘discussion’ on Scottish independence is theoretically well underway but the SNP’s Angus Robertson gets himself into hot water on Audioboo’s new Hear Hear and reported in today’s Hootsmon by asserting that all the Better Together campaign do is repeat … Continue reading →

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One Good Reason

Posted on April 10, 2013 by davidsberry

…why we need Scotland independent is to rid us of the flummery that takes place in the name of the people and with which the great bulk of Scots wish to have no truck. Although Scots down the ages have … Continue reading →

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theSPACE: to Infinity & Beyond

Posted on February 27, 2013 by davidsberry

As an elected representative of the community dealing with the inevitable large bureaucracy of large organisations like councils, the Serenity Prayer is a good thing to keep by you for those times you get baffled by procedural requirements and want … Continue reading →

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Fit Like, Eh?

Posted on February 20, 2013 by davidsberry

Just back from a couple of days in various parts of Aberdeenshire and am happy to report that, not only is the Doric alive and well but that the area is surviving as robustly as you would expect. It’s not … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Being British

Posted on February 8, 2013 by davidsberry

There are many stalwarts among the people working towards Scotland’s rightful future as a proper country. But, until this week, I never included The Economist among them. Don’t get me wrong—right-wing rag for blinkered fat cats though it is often … Continue reading →

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Don’t Knock It

Posted on February 6, 2013 by davidsberry

After a lively Twitter debate with an old buddy that stemmed from Scottish Government proposals that will effectively raise stamp duties by making them more proportionate to house prices, we got on to a discussion about which parts of Scotland … Continue reading →

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Ah—That Explains It

Posted on February 2, 2013 by davidsberry

This week was a busy one. A few evenings back was the Gullane Community Council meeting in whose area the pretty little village of Dirleton falls, along with its 13th © castle. Bang next to the castle is the local … Continue reading →

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Buried but not Forgotten

Posted on February 1, 2013 by davidsberry

This evening for the third time in the last few years, I put my head in the lion’s mouth as I dared to venture up to the West end of the county and deliver a talk on Mining in East … Continue reading →

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Big Ben

Posted on January 27, 2013 by davidsberry

Having spent a third of my adult life in the States and travelled through most of them, it seems I have a higher opinion of Americans and their civic qualities than most Brits, Yet, while they do exhibit qualities that … Continue reading →

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Cottages: Cosier and Healthier

Posted on January 23, 2013 by davidsberry

All across Scotland a debate about the NHS and how its services can be preserved amidst these new financial strictures is bubbling beneath the media surface. Above the surface, what debate there is about health focusses on waiting times and … Continue reading →

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