Lord of the flies

‘Kid Nation’ - the latest reality TV show to come out of America and the controversy surrounding it was hitting the headlines this morning.

In what pushes the boundaries of what can be called entertainment, ‘Kid Nation’ involves taking 40 children, some as young as eight, to an abandoned New Mexico desert town where they are left to fend for themselves for 40 days. The youngsters are meant to create a functioning society with a system of laws, commerce and even a class system.

There has been a whole host of accusations thrown at it from children's rights groups, who have said it is tantamount to child exploitation and compare it to a modern Lord of the Flies with a Wild West twist.

However supporters of the show have been arguing that it is just a summer camp with cameras and point out that the kids are free to leave any time. Still, it does make me wonder, considering the kind of trouble and problems these kids could and probably will run into, what kind of parents could actually allow their child to take part.

However all that aside, if and when it does hit our screens, I for one will take a look and see what all the fuss is about.

Emma