Cultural Olympiad 2012
It is a year today since the London 2012 Olympics opened with its spectacular rendition of the history of this island past and very present. Difficult to remember now how so much of the coverage of the Olympics in the previous years had been so negative and intentionally destructive. The organisers and contributors welcomed the global sports people from all over the world and delivered a sporting extravaganza that is now itself a collective golden moment of British history.Despite at that time living less than a mile from the Olympic Park, I watched it all on the TV. I did however see Michelle Obama’s entourage move through …
