London 2012??

Lots of controversy at the moment around the new logo for the 2012 London Olympics which was unveiled yesterday and the number of people who have signed an online petition to have the logo changed has increased by more than 3000 when I looked at the end of school to more than 28000 now...


There is lots on the BBC website about the logo, what it is meant to represent, etc. - look here. People have also been sending alternative logos in to the BBC, which you can view here and here - interesting that many of the alternative logos include some idea of Britain and or London!

What do you think of the logo? Do you like it - why or why not? What about the alternative ones? Can you come up with a better one??

Edited to add: I've just signed the petition... Less than a minute later, my name was onto the second page!!

Another Millennium Dome?

Just watching a discussion on Question Time about the 2012 Olympics...

According to the London 2012 website, the Games are going to "transform the East End"... A lot of people disagree, and think that the whole project's a complete waste of money - particularly as it was announced today that the cost is going to be far higher than originally anticipated!

Check out today's news story from the BBC and explore the London 2012 website by clicking on the image above.

What do you think? Fantastic opportunity for London and Britain?? Or £9.3 billion down the drain??