Lobby Lud

1020 – Descent (ascent) into Hades. The terminal boasts a giant billboard picturing blue sky.

I have to disagree with my mate Rumi. I don’t think the media are our friends and I’d rather they weren’t.

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Media Rant – 16 days to go

Confession statement: I’m a frustrated political junkie – frustrated because, as a particular type of public servant, I’m not allowed to…

Yeah, I’m about to get a little preachy about Burgers…

We had always decided that we would be coming home to have children. Hats off to our fellow Kiwis who are…

Part one of an occasional series (when I’ve had enough sleep to enable typing).

This Royal tour is a funny thing. Latest polling seems to suggest that as a country, we want to move on…

Blogs were supposed to offer new hope for journalism. The days of the churnalists/repeaters/lamestream media were numbered, to be replaced by…

So there are times when I look at countries with written constitutions with a wry smile. Look at you United States,…

Holidays are fine things. They provide an opportunity to rest, and (if you are so inclined) to reflect. As a result…

This November, in preparation for the return of my lovely wife and her precious cargo, my father very kindly helped me…

Some of you may share my frustration at what’s going on in the US. I’m hugely disturbed that the country that…

The time has come for me to return from Blighty to the land of my birth. I’m excited – I love…

Our history is littered with them: 1 February 1981, 23 July 1994, 24 June 1995… days when despite our inimitable spirit,…