Ken Livingstone

                   

China's apologists are wide-eyed and clueless

timesonline.co.uk     27-Aug-2008   793 related          

The Beijing Olympics were quite a show. About 100 miles south of Beijing, an agricultural community has been destroyed because its water supply was rerouted to deliver a green and blooming Olympics. “The legacy of these...                    

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Forget 2012 – we’re all doomed, anyway

icnetwork.co.uk     27-Aug-2008          

Aug 27 2008 by Dan O'Neill, South Wales Echo WELL, even as we welcome our heroes home, I see there’s only another 1,430 days to go till the next one – go on, count ’em. He’ll be gone by then) will welcome the world to,...                    

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The Great Ken?

libdemblogs.co.uk     26-Aug-2008   1 related          

Every now and again I find another reason why I am grateful that I do not live in London. Do not get me wrong, it is a great city with a lot going for it but I prefer to experience it in small doses. I cannot think of a...                    

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Lynsey Hanley: That big red bus? It's the ideal symbol for a healthy future

guardian.co.uk     26-Aug-2008          

How cheering to see a London double-decker take the Olympic flame. May it mark the start of a public transport revival There was pure magic in operation at the Olympic closing ceremony when the big red bus rolled into...                    

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Scots are using their cars more than ever

scotsman.com     26-Aug-2008   1 related          

Published Date: 26 August 2008 SCOTS are using their cars more than ever before, despite massive efforts aimed at getting motorists on to public transport. The total number of vehicles on Scotland's roads rose by 2 per...                    

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The four-year journey towards golden profits at the London games

guardian.co.uk     24-Aug-2008          

On your marks, get set, profit Long before the Beijing games had even begun, an elite band of property entrepreneurs was already miles ahead in the race to make money from the lucrative building contracts associated with...                    

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Boris vows 2012 Games will be under budget (AFP)

yahoo.com     23-Aug-2008   4 related          

LONDON (AFP) - London Mayor Boris Johnson has insisted that the city's 2012 Olympics will come in under budget and still be as impressive as the lavish, and much more expensive, show laid on in Beijing. The claim came...                    

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The South Bank show: Chaos in the court of King Boris

independent.co.uk     23-Aug-2008   2 related          

Norman Foster's ultra-modern glass and steel City Hall stands incongruously against the regal architecture of the Tower of London where medieval knights and nobles once vied for royal favour. There may be no Traitor's...                    

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Schoolgirl, 10, to help Beckham bring Olympic flag back home

thisislondon.co.uk     22-Aug-2008   20 related          

A 10-year-old schoolgirl is to star alongside David Beckham at the Beijing Olympics closing ceremony. Tayyiba Dudhwala is to hold the footballer's hand when he walks into the centre of the stadium, watched by 1.5billion...                    

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Cut Off Your Hands + Sergeant

warwick.ac.uk     22-Aug-2008          

Sadly, some dreams never last. I mean, look at poor old Ken Livingstone. All he tried to do was a little something to help the environment and reduce congestion, and look where that got him. This is a rather roundabout...                    

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