Ha. 

I’m sorry but Jessica Ennis, a superb athlete, who has proven herself on the worldwide stage to be one of the best Heptathletes of this generation is not fat. She is an elite athlete, trains probably 6 days a week, twice a day, looking for Olympic gold does not put on fat. Her diet will be carefully controlled by a team of coaches and, she will have enough personal drive to eat properly and win. 

Anyone who trains for athletics, or any sport that requires significant training knows how difficult it is to train hard for long periods of time, and getting that positive feeling back once its been knocked. I hope, for Ennis’ sake, that she doesn’t see this story, concentrates on what she is in London to do, and does the best that she feels she can. 

Good Luck. 

There has been much talk about Strasbourg and them giving convicted prisoners the vote whilst still locked up behind bars. At PMQ’s on Tuesday, the Tories made a great point of us being independent from Europe preventing us from being forced into making such legislative changes, to coincide with The European Court of Human Rights’ bills. 

I agree with both parties. Just because you are a prisoner, and have broken a law, you cannot have all human rights removed, hence the removal of the death penalty and corporal punishment. But the Right to Vote, is not one of every man.I believe, the right to vote, is one which is earned through participation within society. When one cooperates within society, obeying its laws and using its systems correctly, then one has the right to say how society should be run and by who. 

Now, I don’t want to sound like a complete heartless bastard, but my belief is the amongst human instinct, cooperation is crucial, you can’t survive by yourself, no man is an island ect. This is where every ideology begins to differ, hence my advantage of study Politics at degree level.

I suppose I have more socialist than liberal attitudes towards the role of the state. I would be willing to give up some individual liberty, such as the freedom to choose where I have healthcare treatment, or where I go to school, so long as the system is providing a constant, high quality service throughout. I, of course, accept that others do not see that less freedom as a good thing, and bringing everyone to the same level is not a good thing, some want to lead. But that’s beliefs for you. 

So, the real question here, is do we belief that the right of Vote is a human right? I think it is IF the human in question is willing to participate in society and adhere to it’s laws and legislation. I think many think like this. But, it the Strasbourg argument is not a weak one, it is just supporting a liberal democratic “freedom from the State” view. Is that a bad thing? Well no, of course not. Today, we like to think we have freedom. The Americans are great lovers by this thing called Freedom, and are proud to be American because they are free. Americans are as imprisoned, if not more, by the system as the rest of us. They have less state control, but instead, the people are held by the clutches of Capitalism. This shows, in my opinion at least, that people need some sort of leadership, and would I prefer that to be an accountable government, a dictatorship, or corporations? 

An issue I could see with Strasbourg passing this legislation is the sovereignty of the judiciary system. There are currently some contradictions in between British and European law, and as European Law supersedes our law, what would happen if prisoners wanted to vote. Would they be allowed to fight it? Would it be forced upon Britain? 

I hope Strasbourg don’t pass this Bill. It’s not a bad idea, I just think you can give people too much freedom. And at the end of the day, should political parties have to have measures in their manifestos to win the prisoner vote? That’s not a day I want to see. 

According to the online dictionary, poverty is 

1. The state of being extremely poor.
2. The state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount.

Now, I’d liked to suggest an idea that may not be associated with poverty before. Perhaps, nourishment and well-being is as important as financial affluence.  

Could workhouses be a viable working class families in the 21st century? Nike, operating in Vietnam do something similar, but could the West learn from the East’s work ethic, and ditch the “dream” of financial wealth towards the “Nirvana” of inner peace. 

Bill Gates does an interesting piece where he discusses the option of leaving the “American Dream” in the 20th century, and look towards a new “Creative Capitalism.” 

Any thought, send me a reply or message and let’s discuss!

Any tips? 

And why don’t I know any of these naked models?