August, 2006. London is split in half. Following a disastrous economic gamble by Prime Minister Anthony Step, it's a tale of two cities: one, prosperous and well fed, and open to tourists; the other, downtrodden, starving and desperate for survival. You need permits to get from the poor sector to the rich, and you need more than luck not to fall foul of the disgusting Saul Abrahams, the Commissioner of Police, or his henchman, Colonel Jack, the head of Security Forces. On the streets, there's war. Enter the Fudge family from the depths of South London. How can they expose the true plight of Britain, effectively masked from the world by Tony Step and his cronies? The answer appears to lie in the growing affection between Dorothy Fudge, a stunningly pretty silver service waitress, and a visiting Australian senator, Bill Workman. The handsome couple are keen to start a new life in Oz, but will the evil Commissioner let them go? A thrilling countdown to violence and a brilliant stand-off at Brize Norton Airfield ensure that readers' nerves are stretched to the limit in this metropolitan drama of haves and have-nots. And can you be sure it's not already happening out there?