Opening Ceremony

Having hesitated for some time, I’ve finally decided  to begin publishing my own blog.

There are several reasons for naming my blog "Ludi Plebeii", Plebeian Games, not least because I think it has a good ring to it. The classical pedigree of the name has some vague notions of the type of blog I hope it will become - a popular forum for debate, reflecting the democratic and pluralist nature of both blogging and my own approach to politics (although one shouldn't read too much into that). It should also be entertaining, high-spirited, and a little hectic; and perhaps, in an echo of what passed for entertainment in ancient Rome, a little blood will be spilled…

There is also a small personal link I hold with the Ludi Plebeii - and its not that I am in fact an ancient Roman – but perhaps that's for you to work out. As for subject matter, it will primarily focus on UK current affairs, politics and the law, but I won't be afraid to digress into other areas of day-to-day life that interest me, and possibly you. Lets see how the whole thing unfolds...

Anyway - I hope you enjoy it, and as importantly I hope I enjoy doing it.