I saw some of the opening ceremony of the olympics today. Typically these are quirky affairs which are overlong and drawn out. But the bit I saw was very impressive visually and played on the Chinese heritage of centuries.
Then a worrying thought, what is 2012 going to open like - what will we draw on? Not that opening ceremonies get remembered or have been that great in the past. I'm guessing Australia had nothing to worry about from Atlanta, and Greece had the same levels of history to use as a backdrop as China.
So London? Most of our history was about war and empire building, so we cannot mention it. Maritime history, our royal family? Something more contemporary maybe the London of today - hooded gangs wielding knives, traffic jams - we could work those into it!
Well probably the least of our worries, 4 years left and the foundations just laid of the new stadium will be an achivement to get that in on the £450 million budget.
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