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London 2012 Olympics: Labour Party delighted at Games 'socialist' opening ceremony

Reported by MailOnline on Monday, 30 July 2012 (on July 30, 2012)
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Danny Boyle (pictured left, with ceremony scriptwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce) has been praised for Friday’s spectacular. But some Tories questioned the political undertones of the ceremony.

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