After the Olympics…if only.
I suspect I’m not the only one here in Britain who surprized himself by getting carried away by those Olympics. I watched them on television whenever I could but didn’t actually go to any of the events as I’m not…
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Sports for all – not just for champions.
After a wonderfully exciting Olympic Games here in Britain and, believe me, I have loved it, there was a disappointingly dull closing ceremony with a lot of old has-been rocksters dad-dancing and the reunited Spice Girls making me wonder how they…
Of course I’ve loved the Olympics but there were some silly people there too.
Of course I’ve loved the Olympics – it may have been over-hyped, over-marketed and over-sneered at but those sportsmen and women (and please note British journalists, not just the British ones) were truly inspiring. Literally in my case because they…
Olympic Sponsors’ Relay Comes To Lewes
It is great idea, the Olympic Torch Relay – inspirational in an epic way. The flame of the Olympic spirit lit in Greece and then carried through Britain, brought to the people in advance of this the “People’s Games” –…
David Cameron announces twice as much Olympic glitter…£80 million of it.
Here in Austerity Britain, our Prime Minister, the ever-charismatic David Cameron has announced that he is doubling the £40 million budget for next year’s opening and closing Olympic Games ceremonies. I make that £80 million for a bit of sparkle and…