London: The News
London: The News
Follow the latest London news here

London 2012: Danny Boyle's opening ceremony history is only a partial truth | Polly Toynbee

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Monday, 30 July 2012 (on July 30, 2012)
guardian.co.uk
The Olympics ceremony celebrated the best of Britain. But in the past three decades so much of that has gone into reverse

Thanks, Danny Boyle, for that

Links: 
Open full story in new window Full news story 


Post this: FacebookFacebook  EmailE-mail  TwitterTwitter  MixxMixx  StumbleUponStumbleUpon  FriendFeedFriendFeed
Recent related news
Business Insider
2 hours agoI Haven't Even Arrived In Mobile, But I've Already Had A Taste of Southern Hospitality

I Haven't Even Arrived In Mobile, But I've Already Had A Taste of Southern Hospitality

I haven't even arrived in Mobile, Ala., yet, but I've already had a taste of "Southern...
guardian.co.uk
2 hours ago

Thomas Heatherwick accused of plagiarism over Olympic cauldron

New York design studio says Heatherwick's concept and design 'looked identical' to something it...
Telegraph.co.uk
6 hours ago

Change breast cancer test, says 'Angel of Mostar' before major surgery

Carrying the Olympic flag at the Opening Ceremony of the London Games was the proudest moment of...
PRWeb
7 hours ago

Author Jon Jonsson Invites Readers on a Journey to Solve the Last Great Mystery: Death

In ‘Search Engines,’ author Jon Jonsson takes us on a fresh path of exploration about our...
Huffington Post
7 hours ago

Catherine Schreiber: The Scottsboro Boys Act: "What Was Once a Whisper is Now a Roar"

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley recently signed the Scottsboro Boys Act, which finally and officially...
Huffington Post
8 hours ago

Subhankar Banerjee: Laughing Matters: U.S. Government vs. Voices of Conscience

"Don't be seduced into thinking that that which does not make a profit is without value." --Arthur...
Huffington Post
1 day ago

Linda Stratmann: Oscar Wilde's Archnemesis

"The tower of ivory is assailed by the foul thing" wrote Oscar Wilde of his encounters with the...
This is
3 days agoMillpool sculptor's award for Olympic role

Millpool sculptor's award for Olympic role

This is Cornwall -- AN award created by a west Cornwall sculptor has been handed out to toast the...
guardian.co.uk
1 week ago

The People's Songs: The Story of Modern Britain in 50 Records

Stuart Maconie's chronological tour of pop is an elegant and approachable analysis of music as social...
Huffington Post
1 week ago

Chase Madar: Bradley Manning Has Done More for U.S. Security Than SEAL Team 6

*How Dystopian Secrecy Contributes to Clueless Wars* *Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com* The...
© 2013 London: The News / londonthenews.com. All Rights Reserved.  |  Home Page  |  RSS Feed  |  Contact us  |  Bookmark