Yesterday, in Trafalgar Square the London Olympic Games organisers unveiled a clock that was supposed to count down the 500 days to the opening ceremony in July 2012. Today the clock stopped. There’s an obvious metaphor there, but we’ll ignore it and move on. There’s another problem. The clock was started at 19:30 GMT on… Continue reading Olympic Clock Watching
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Olympic Gloating
Ok, so London will be hosting the Olympics. That’s bad enough. But what’s worse is having to put up with the terrible gloating and jingoism that it’s already bringing out in people. In the tube station at White City (and, I assume, elsewhere) London Transport had printed posters thanking all of their customers for their… Continue reading Olympic Gloating
London Olympics
That’s it then. London will host the 2012 Olympics. You know, I’ve yet to meet a Londoner who actually supports the bid. Congratulations to all of the cities who didn’t win. Now, I wonder how much I can make from renting out my house during the games. I’m certainly not going to want to be… Continue reading London Olympics