Top 5 things that should have happened this decade....but didn't

If humanity had delivered on the prevailing beliefs and assumptions of the last century, the first decade of the 21st century would have yielded affordable space travel, world peace and hovering skateboards.

Well we've reached the end of the "noughties" and I'm still being dictated to furstratingly by the laws of gravity.

So, in the spirit of reviewing the decade as most serious publications will be doing, I am starting a "Top 5" list. Not necessarily the top 5 things to have happened this decade, rather the top 5 things that should have happened.

This is a collaborative exercise so I need your feedback. Please post your ideas.

Ladies and Gentlemen "THE TOP 5 THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED THIS DECADE……BUT DIDN'T"

Number 5 - January 12th 2005 - Michael Jackson releases a new single that reaches number 1 in the US, the UK and Mars, smashing all manner of previous records. Entitled "Buckets of Love" Jackson's new song featured guest vocals from a re-animated John Lennon and Billy the Cyborg (part man, part vaccum cleaner). David Hasselhof, president of Mars, invited Jackson and his new band to perform in front of an audience of dignatories from around the planet including a cloned version of Marilyn Monroe and a host of robotic monkeys. The event was held at his winter palace, built using remnants of the Berlin wall shipped from the Earth.

Okay your turn.