– On Time
– On Budget
– On a great Location

Get the message ?

Tony Blair vowing to keep our EU rebate for a cpl of years will pay for it!

The three most hated countries in the world are USA, France, UK… in that order. So in a straight battle between Paris and London, London was bound to win. Had Madrid got 2 more votes at Paris’s expense then Madrid would have trounced London in the final round. It’s all simple politics really.

Of course, we can always debate whether the Olympics represent the public good.

Firstly, hearty congratulations to our neighbours in England on their successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics.

Secondly…

Dearie me, Nick, Neil yeah, I know it’s a mad conspiracy theory, but it was what was dashing through my mind at the time. It was the clapping outside that got me…Much more likely, Chirac’s remarks (and I am still convinced they were deliberate) were designed to reverse his abysmal populatity ratings (20%!) that came out a few days ago. After all, the French place a high value on Chirac “standing up” to other world leaders, even in a populist, ignorant way, and smacking the British is always worth a ten point boost or so. Think Cyrano de Bergerac with his biting words and cutting sword. And don’t forget, Chirac needs to undo the mental image French people have of him in a gimp mask at the end of Tony Blair’s chain (FACT: real cover on a newspaper.)

Kat Another good word, this one for London: Pyrrhic victory.

Finally, all of you go and read King Yoghurt of Hove’s piece, which is far wittier than mine, and puts mine to shame. I love reading Justin when he gets all worked up. He’s like left-wing Boris. Justin for Brighton and Hove 2009!

Pass your ID card: Is another UK blogosphere consensus is in the making? Diamond Geezer) and Shot By Both Sides appear to be lonely voices in favour of hosting the Olympics in London. The Sharpener’s Paris correspondent, Katie Bartleby, notices…