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  • "I think their minds were already on the plane home. I am just not sure they were here to play today."
    Jamie Siddons on Bangladesh's performance in the last league match of the Asia Cup

    Jul 4, 2008

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    Articles tagged as: 2012-olympics

    ‘Whoever dreamt it up should be shot’

    By Will 4 months ago, 6 Comments »

    The opening of Heathrow’s Terminal 5 must surely rank as Britain’s most calamitous PR cock-up since the Millennium Dome debacle nine years ago. There are now 15,000 (or 20,000 if you believe some reports) bags waiting to be delivered to disillusioned passengers here and abroad. What lovely holidays they must all be having.

    But fear not, because BA will reimburse those who are in need of a hotel by up to £100/night. Quite aside from the fact it’s generally accepted in the EU that airlines should not place a cap on accommodation reimbursement, it’s a public relations disaster. “Whoever dreamt it up should be shot,” said Chris Yates, an industry analyst, which was a welcome dose of honesty for once.

    And to think that London is hosting the 2012 Olympics. I am incredibly excited by the prospect of living in an Olympic city but, let’s face it: it’s all going to go horribly wrong, isn’t it?

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    2012 logo: Blair’s legacy

    By Will last year, at the start of June, No Comments; be the first!

    Tony Benn on Question Time when asked of his opinion of the disasterous 2012 logo. “I thought it was the logo for Tony Blair’s legacy: flashing lights, confusing - and it causes epilepsy”.

    Superb.

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