THE TEAM

Nathan Davies

Hazel Marshall

Stuart Macdonald

Oliver Moor

Jim Johnson

James Skinner

Jess Wynne

Sam North

• 2001 Hackwriters
• Stuart Macdonald • Hackwriters Editor

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The following is a list of what I have so far contributed to the Internet phenomenon that is Hackwriters. It should be noted at this point that any problems with the site, whether a simple broken link or something utterly litigious, are entirely the responsibility of the editors and Oliver apologises unreservedly.

Articles: -

The Great Escape - a nightmare Christmas down under

Homage To Sevilla - an Easter with a difference

For Love Nor Money - the costs of breaking up

Seadog - an interview with Alan Barnes

Winging It In Cyberspace - how to fly the Web on a budget

In The Eye of The Storm - turbulent times in dreamland

Sucker Punch - float like a butterfly and sting like the BBC

Russian Roulette - from Russia without much love

Forever Indian Summer - fighting for space ina purple-rinse world

Yugo First - extreme tourism in Yugoslavia

Bang Bang You're Dead! - a last minute economic reprieve?

What About Adam? - film review of Kate Hudson's movie

Ian Rankin - interview with the master of Tartan Noir

Lulu at the Almeida - review of Anna Friel's latest kinky role

Fighting For Peace - how far should you go for your faith?

On the Wrong Track - The British railway malaise

On the Defensive - Election piece on the Armed Forces

Bushboys - antipodean adventure

West of Eden - green fingered visit to the Eden Project

Rotten Politicians - election piece on voter apathy

The Bosses - who is really in charge of this country?



The Outlook For 2001 and Beyond

The time is 10.32 and now we shall hand over to Heather for today's special weather report.

Thanks Jackie - well, over the past few years Stuart has been largely unsettled, with warm and cold fronts converging overhead, to provide some rather tricky travelling conditions.
To date, there have been a few constants in his life - his family, Education, Bars (on either side) and of course, his girl-friend Emily. There have been many varying winds which have influenced him, carrying him as far afield as Africa, North America and Australia. Here, the temperatures have ranged from ice-cold to almost tropical warmth…

…We visited a school in Mombassa, Kenya. It looked as though it had recently been bulldozed and the ramshackle collection of tin huts which had sprung up in its place appeared ready to be moved elsewhere at a moment's notice. We felt awkward as the Headmaster proudly showed us his school's trophy cabinet - we had won medals like these when we were kids, simply for managing to swim a length of a swimming pool for God's sake.

We were about to leave, sorry that we had come to flaunt our expensive clothes and cameras, when the school bell rang and the entire school came out to arrange themselves into neat rows. A tiny girl then stepped forward from the mass and began to sing. She was backed by hundreds of grinning children, who could easily have appeared on Choir of the Year and swept all before them, such was the beauty of their singing…

…Moving on now to the outlook for the next couple of years, Stuart should experience a good number of warm, dry and sunny spells, although that biting wind will make things a little chilly at times…

… I had been hitching my way around Australia when I met Mark. He was a fellow Scot and more importantly was going in my direction with his car, so we decided to join forces.
Initially, he seemed like quite a find - outgoing, spontaneous and generally fun to be around. I had my heart set on a trip around the Whitsunday Islands on a yacht - so did Mark. I quite fancied going inland to explore some of the fantastic tropical rainforest - so did Mark. Looking back on this period, things were just too good to be true, so it shouldn't have come as that much of surprise when he robbed me.
One night he was there, the next morning he was not. It seemed that $200 of my cash had decided to join him on his early morning excursion and that was that. I had been duped big time and have been a confirmed cynic ever since…

…In summary then, heavy cloud should give way to bright sunshine over the next few years as Stuart finally manages to get a regular job of some sort. Much is dependent, however, on the present turbulence in the south-west of the country.

Well, that's the weather for today - back to you now Jackie.

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