Chriswsm’s Predictions for 2006
Written over a couple of days on MSword before submission.
I will try to steer clear of my personal opinions so not to cause the upset I caused last year when I (genuinely) wished certain unsavoury (IMO) types dead. There may however be some misanthropic predictions and I can’t help that bearing in mind I strongly dislike humanity.
Lets start with Celeb Deaths:
Sir Cliff Richard.
Michael Jackson
Barry Manalow
Gary Glitter
Richard Madely (British daytime TV presenter)
Charles Kennedy (UK politician)
Dame Maggie Smith
George Bush (just one of them)
Hilary Clinton
Bamber Gascoigne
Bobby Ball (UK Entertainer)
Jasper Carrot (UK Entertainer)
Princess Anne (UK Royalty)
Prince Phillip (UK Royalty)
Tara Palmer Tomkinson (occasional TV Presenter)
Ivana Trump
Bob Geldoff
Other Predictions
There will be casualties during a serious fire on a film set.
There will be some natural disasters involving volcanic activity, landslides and serious flooding with total deaths in the 100,000 s
America will see another new record relating to storms and other adverse weather conditions.
Evidence of life beyond earth will be discovered leading to heated debate.
Organised Religion the world over will see a fall in their numbers as a percentage vs. the total human population.
USA will be hit by terrorism
France will be hit by terrorism
UK will be hit by terrorism
Spain will be hit by terrorism
Eco-terrorism strikes the USA
Food scare involving ‘ready meals’.
Fears about the environment cause some countries to publicly threaten sanctions against the USA.
A popular actor will be found to have a brain debilitating disease.
Arson in the UK will increase over 2005 figures. France will show a decrease.
A well known attractive woman will drown.
There will be a huge increase in human cases of H5N1 flu (bird flu) however there will also be increases of the H7 and H9 versions of the flu. This will promote more panic over which antiviral should be developed.
A bus will crash through a shop front.
Significant progress will be made in the treatment for arthritis.
A huge animal will be seen in the seas for the first time.
David Icke will make the front page of a popular news paper
Fears that HIV will become resistant to the drugs that slow its development into AIDS
Something strange will be spotted in space and scientists will be truly gob smacked
The loss of Prince Philip will cause the Queen to consider abdication.
A parent will be prosecuted for allowing a child to become obese.
The new pope will become ill.
Charlotte Church will become pregnant thereby causing a fuss.
A member of the Beckham family will go missing.
A quicker and more reliable cloning method will be brought to the public eye.
Political uproar in Canada.
A popular conspiracy theory will be proved true.
The plight of the polar bear will be brought to light and fears of their extinction in the wild by 2010 will be news headlines.
Tony Blair will remain as PM throughout this year. He will plan his departure for 2007.
Plane crashes while trying to land in a UK airport.
A sports person will die at a major televised sporting event in the UK
There will be complaints when the PS3 is released in the UK about the cost of the unit compared to other countries.
Fears of polluted blood transfusions hit the news.
Banana Crisis
The BBC TV series Top Gear will suffer a serious mishap
Celeb married couple will perish together.
New high-tech sex aids / toys will hit the market
There will be even more health benefits announced for tea drinkers
Yet another sex scandal hits the Christian Religion
The London Olympic plans will suffer a serious drawback
There will be a boost to holographic technology.
TV chef arrested
Newsreader becomes the news
Security failure in a live audience TV show.
A long buried item will be found with much excitement
That is it for 2006