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“Not Enough Votes, Mainly”

Posted on May 10, 2015 by davidsberry

Tom Harris, whose dry comment on Scottish Labour’s election debacle this is, is only one of a posse of capable and experienced politicians whose next stop is the burroo. Aside from those who jumped ship, Douglas Alexander, Anne Begg and … Continue reading →

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Labour is already in mourning.

Posted on May 4, 2015 by davidsberry

Originally posted on Iain Macwhirter:
? Spare a thought this weekend for the Labour MP for Glasgow North East, Willie Bain. Opinion polls had suggested that he might be the only Labour MP left in Scotland. It could have made…

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Beware the polls of March

Posted on March 9, 2015 by davidsberry

Originally posted on A Burdz Eye View:
While there has always been tension with the Scottish Labour party about how and where to target resources during elections, never have we enjoyed such a ringside seat to the internal drama. Such…

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Senate Intelligence Committee “Torture Report” Findings

Posted on December 19, 2014 by davidsberry

This is not for the squeamish. But if you want details just how egregiously cavalier the CIA was in pursuit of ‘terrorism’, this is a digestible synopsis. Fan though I am of the American people this is enough to question … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Beach

Posted on December 15, 2014 by davidsberry

And, just in time for your last-minute Christmas scramble—a shopping experience much more pleasant than crowded malls lost amidst acres of tarmac…

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Support Catalan Petition

Posted on October 15, 2014 by davidsberry

The Scottish independence referendum has shown that the best and fairest way to make crucial political decisions is an open public debate followed by a democratic vote. In accordance with the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia and the Catalan Popular … Continue reading →

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CA 94027

Posted on October 9, 2014 by davidsberry

Another American TV import about spoiled teenagers wrapping their new red Ferraris round palm trees because they were jilted by a blonde in training for The Real Housewives of Orange County? No. It doesn’t even refer to the sunkissed boulevards … Continue reading →

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A Richt Gaggle o’ Soothmoothers

Posted on October 7, 2014 by davidsberry

Orcadians can be subtle—but usually not when referring to people from ‘Scotland’ (as they call the land to their south; they have a Mainland of their own). The title of this blog came verbatim from farmer from Orphir debarking from … Continue reading →

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Ken Yaur Neuk

Posted on October 5, 2014 by davidsberry

Friday’s FT carries an amusing tirade from John Lewis’ boss Andy Street in the Retail & Consumer section that denigrates France as “sclerotic, hopeless and downbeat”. It seems, en route from Paris to make this speech, “He was delayed by … Continue reading →

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Ma Faither’s Howff (Revisited)

Posted on September 27, 2014 by davidsberry

Originally posted on davidsberry:
This morning on BBC Scotland’s GMS, there was an unedifying interview with James Kelly MSP, Labour’s whip at Holyrood. In five minutes, James managed to display every bad trait for which his party has become notorious:…

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