Category Archives: Community

The Shape of the Future

Posted on January 18, 2013 by davidsberry

To quote Holyrood magazine which has proved itself pretty adept at putting its finger on the pulse of the moment: “Scotland’s population has reached its highest ever level. Official census figures published at the end of last year revealed that … Continue reading →

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Neart na Gaoithe

Posted on January 16, 2013 by davidsberry

Tuesday’s meeting of the East Lothian Cabinet was pretty light on council business but it carried one paper that will have long and deep repercussions for the whole Firth of Forth. Nine miles off Fife Ness and nineteen from North … Continue reading →

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Saving Us from Ourselves

Posted on January 13, 2013 by davidsberry

It is meant as no insult to the Welsh, Cumbria, Peak District or anywhere else to say that Scotland has the most extensive rugged landscape in the British Isles—or, for that matter, Western Europe. There are more mountains to scale, … Continue reading →

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Scrooge’s Abacus

Posted on January 9, 2013 by davidsberry

It was no surprise that the ConDems won tonight’s vote in Westminster on a Bill to limit annual increases in benefits to 1%, nor was it any surprise that Labour politicians lined up to condemn this development. So far, so … Continue reading →

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Two Peoples, Separated by a Common Language

Posted on January 2, 2013 by davidsberry

Although a phrase coined by the ever-observant Mark Twain to describe why the Americans and British were forever misunderstanding each other, despite both, in theory, sharing the same English, the phrase jumped to mind as I watched Simon Heffer’s New … Continue reading →

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The Gross Is Greener

Posted on December 23, 2012 by davidsberry

As it has been doing for a number of years, BOS has published its “Quality of Life” List just before Christmas. This rates council areas in Scotland by seventeen parameters, grouped in a half-dozen classes that they believe relate to … Continue reading →

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Native Arts; International Direction

Posted on December 19, 2012 by davidsberry

I had been hoping to back off on the politics for the festive season, get out the mulled wine, wish everyone whether nationalist or unionist, flat-earther or chelsea tractor pilot alike good cheer for the festive season, and revel in the … Continue reading →

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More Isaiah 9:19 Than Proverbs 22:9

Posted on December 16, 2012 by davidsberry

It’s the Sabbath and in bright sunshine beside an unbelievably calm sea (given what transpired on Friday night over into Saturday) I’m assessing the damage to North Berwick’s infrastructure from 24 hours of fury that did more damage than the … Continue reading →

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Responsibility Must Trump Rights

Posted on December 15, 2012 by davidsberry

It may be 16 years ago but the inexplicable barbarity with which Thomas Hamilton shot 16 innocent primary school children in Dunblane sprang first to mind when the news broke of the equally horrific shooting of 20 innocent small children … Continue reading →

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Part of the Job

Posted on December 14, 2012 by davidsberry

At this week’s meeting of East Lothian Council’s Cabinet, a draft paper on the Council’s Health & Safety policy was discussed. Not, you would think, the most exciting of topics, especially as H&S has become something of a joke these … Continue reading →

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