Last night I came out of a bookshop on Charing Cross Road at about 18:15. I noticed that there were more people about than usual, but thought nothing of it. Then I tried to get into Leicester Square tube station but it was closed due to overcrowding. I realised that something was really wrong when I managed to get on a number 12 bus (the number 12 doesn’t usually go down Charing Cross Road).
Through a combination of buses, trains and a great deal of walking I finally got home over an hour later than I should have done. Turning on the news I discovered what the problem was.
Some idiot had decided that it was a good idea to close a number of central London’s main roads in the middle of rush hour so that some Formula One drivers could drive their new cars around a bit. This was apparently publicity for a bid to hold an annual London Grand Prix on a similar route.
I’m astonished that anyone could think that this is a good idea. I’m used to the royal family thinking that they can close off large parts of London every time they have a wedding or a funeral – but we expect it from them. They have genetic flaw which means they don’t notice (or, more likely, don’t care) when they inconvenience the plebs. But this was a deliberate decision made by someone in the local council. They obviously didn’t think through the consequences of their little parade. This effected me (and, I’m sure, many others) far more than last week’s tube strike did.
And let’s hope that their plans for an annual Grand Prix don’t come to anything. That would be a nightmare.
We need to start a campaign to keep sport out of London.
Your comments are pathetic. A London GP should be greeted with open arms like in Monaco. The revenue it would bring in would be colossal. And, if it hadn’t escaped your tiny mind, London is in the running for the 2012 Olympics.Get with it you fool. Read the news…..if you didn’t know about the London F1 parade then you must be some kind of hermit, because over half a million people turned up and were mesmerised!!Stay at home….stick you ear plugs in…..put on your slippers and smoke your pipe……
1/ I realise that the grand prix will bring in tourists and money. But will it be enough to compensate for the fact that the centre of London will need to be closed for days both before and atfer the race? I doubt it.2/ I know that London is bidding to host the 2012 Olympics. Hopefully one of the other cities will win.3/ The London grand prix people might like to reconsider their advertising methods. I’m usually pretty clued up on what’s going on in London, but none of my usual news sources covered this until the evening of the event. Maybe they just used moron media outlets like Metro and Capital Radio.