Flash fiction: The long distance runner

Breathing the recycled air deeply, the sweat poured from Finn’s body, he had really pushed it today if by how his lungs heaved was any measure. His hands nestled on his hips while taking a few wary steps in a...click here to read more

Flash fiction: That day

It was one of those days, the kind which felt akin to warm flashback-recollections only seen in the movies; a time when all the evils of society were on a lunch break or had the day off from your life.

George lay on the..click here to read more

Flash fiction: The bridge

Three hours of trudging had felt like days for Sorrel, she was feeling drained on this hottest of days. Elden was still leading the way onwards, his enthusiasm was still high.

“Not far now, I can see the..click here to read more

Flash fiction: Secret agent

Peering around the corner, Michael could see the light beaming through the doorway at the top of the metallic stairs - troops would be situated just inside. The bombs were set in the ship’s engine room, all he needed to do was..click here to read more

Yes to AV!

 It's time to end the old-fashioned, out-dated voting system the UK endures and change to AV - Alternative vote.  The first step in changing politics for the better in our future.

 

YES TO AV!

May 5th is indeed a big day for all the UK electorate; for only the second time in politics, the people get to decide on whether to endorse a new voting system of AV (alternative vote) or stay with the 'first past the post' system we endure at this point in time.

Currently, the incumbent method allows the candidate with the most votes to win - regardless of the percentage of actual support from the overall electorate.  The proposed new AV design ensures a 'winner' will have the endorsement of at least 50% of all votes cast.

Surely this is the only way forward?  A system which rewards winners for a 36% share of the vote is doomed to begin with.  Having a representative who can inspire 50% support from all voters (who made them their second or worse alternative) is better than a majority who oppose them.

People will still vote with their political allegiances and AV may just be a new technique with little real change in the spectrum of muddled politics in the UK.

YES TO AV. 

2010 FIFA World Cup: Vuvuzela horn controversy

The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, has been greeted as a sign of a new beginning in the troubled past of the old South Africa.  A time to wipe the slate clean and rebuild a nation torn apart from..Click here to read more.