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Tessa Jowell touts Londonwide Olympic ceremony

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30-Aug-2008
        
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The London 2012 opening and closing ceremonies could be held across the capital, not just in the main stadium. Tessa Jowell, the Olympics minister, said that rather than replicate the spectacular events in Beijing, the London games must be "deeply democratic", with more of the city's residents playing a part. "We want the whole of London involved, with different parts of London taking part in the ceremony," she... [read full story]                    

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