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Morag Lyall has concerns for our children

By Morag Lyall • Jul 18th, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Morag Lyall

“Alcohol should be a class A drug.” Disclaimer: This is not my opinion…”


Morag Lyall faced the music

By Morag Lyall • Jul 13th, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Morag Lyall

“I always knew that my parents could tell if I was drunk because I could hear my mum creep into my room and check my pulse to make sure that I was still breathing…”


Morag Lyall’s little guide to reds

By Morag Lyall • Jul 6th, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Morag Lyall

“This week, let red wines take centre stage, with an easy guide to what all the labels mean…”


Morag Lyall’s little guide to whites

By Morag Lyall • Jun 27th, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Morag Lyall

“Australian or Chilean wines (the ‘New World’) are my favourite, but a lot of people still like the tradition of ‘Old World’….”


Morag Lyall’s little guide to wine

By Morag Lyall • Jun 21st, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Morag Lyall

“Herein lies a little guide to wine. Cut it out and take it to the supermarket with you or buy something different than the house in the pub…”


Morag Lyall kindly asks you not to…

By Morag Lyall • Jun 13th, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Morag Lyall

“It is not a nice day when the plumber has to unblock the toilets only to find that in desperation of a lack of loo roll, some guy has used his own socks to clean himself and flushed it down the toilet…”


Morag Lyall’s drunken night

By Morag Lyall • Jun 7th, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Morag Lyall

“Before I know it, one of the members of the group is passed out, unresponsive and unconscious in the men’s toilets…”


Morag Lyall gives up

By Morag Lyall • May 30th, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Morag Lyall

“I have tried to give up alcohol twice in the past 12 months. The first time I lasted two weeks…”


Film Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

By Morag Lyall • May 25th, 2008 • Category: Cinema, Nightlife

Morag Lyall gives Harrison Ford’s hero a not so welcome back.



Morag Lyall finds the local boozer

By Morag Lyall • May 23rd, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Morag Lyall

“There is a shortage of pubs. Crazy statement? “Morag,” I hear you begin, “Is there not a pub on every street corner?” Well yes, there is…”