Category Archives: Politics

Closing the Augean Stable Door

Posted on January 30, 2021 by davidsberry

It is hard to evade media wall-to-wall coverage of the Covid pandemic. To the casual observer, every niance of statistics are reported daily in meticulous detail. Who could want more coverage or more data? A conspiracy theorist might think the … Continue reading →

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Today’s Thirty Years War

Posted on January 21, 2021 by davidsberry

The original Thirty Years War occupied the attention and wealth of Europe for much of the 17th ©. Like most wars, it was an exercise in greed and ego that settled little. Given the carnage possible with mass use of … Continue reading →

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Letter to American Friends

Posted on January 6, 2021 by davidsberry

After more than a couple of decades of knowing each other, I hope you all appreciate the deep respect and affection I hold for your great country. As with any other country, there are times when it has not acted … Continue reading →

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Mephistopheles Amidst Minutiae

Posted on December 30, 2020 by davidsberry

Let’s gloss over it taking 99.7% of the 4 ½ years since the referendum to achieve what Liam Fox MP, International Trade Secretary called “The easiest deal in history”. Well, we all get over-enthusiastic sometimes. In the face of widespread … Continue reading →

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Euracy

Posted on December 22, 2020 by davidsberry

The present stushie with Europe over closed borders, banned travel and half of Kent covered with lories should not come as a surprise. Not only has the UK behaved brazenly against our neighbours’ interests in asserting “sovereignty” in the teeth … Continue reading →

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The Faslane Conundrum

Posted on December 6, 2020 by davidsberry

Guest column by Lt. Col. S. W. Crawford (retd.), late 4th Royal Tank Regiment With support for Scottish independence at a seemingly all time high and next year’s Holyrood elections – Covid 19 permitting – in the offing, it’s little … Continue reading →

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This Disenchanted Isle

Posted on November 10, 2020 by davidsberry

America has just completed its most contentious election by having a record number of citizens come out and vote, despite being in the throes of the Covid pandemic. Aside from Trump gracelessly mumping that he should have won and refusing … Continue reading →

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Biden-Harris or Hide Embarrassed?

Posted on November 7, 2020 by davidsberry

So, the media have called it for Joe. The US 2020 Election is all over, bar the shouting. Unfortunately, there may be considerable amounts of shouting. Although Trump is clearly trumped at the ballot box,  decades of being able to … Continue reading →

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Betting On the ‘B’ Team

Posted on November 1, 2020 by davidsberry

By now, we are all fed up with our lives being dominated by wall-to-wall coverage of Covid-19 and the indefinite nature of plans to contain it. Even those still able to work need a distraction, since holidays, socialising, nights out, … Continue reading →

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New Verse for Ane Auld Sang

Posted on October 13, 2020 by davidsberry

Many Indy supporters are whooping for joy and loudly quoting a Survation poll in the Sunday Herald (October 11th) that documents eroding unionist conviction. One third of those voted NO six years ago have changed their minds. “…the No vote … Continue reading →

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