Olympics

A spectator walks past the Olympic Stadium. But is she happy?
Olympics bounce: Cameron may be wrong to play down his chances
By Alex Hern - 30 July 8:26

Rule one of politics: never assume people are "sensible".

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David Cameron with London mayor Boris Johnson.
Quote of the day
By New Statesman - 30 July 7:17

David Cameron on his chances of an Olympics poll bounce.

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Counter Olympics protest
Not everyone is happy about the Olympics
By Rizwan Syed - 29 July 12:48

Protesters march against the corporate takeover of the Games.

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The Olympic opening ceremony
Charmingly incoherent
By En Liang Khong - 28 July 16:38

An opening ceremony for a "self-analysing" people.

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The Olympic opening ceremony
Olympic opener: madcap Britishness or "multicultural crap"?
By Jonathan Derbyshire - 28 July 10:03

How Danny Boyle's vision went down.

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Mitt Romney's visit to the UK hasn't exactly gone to plan
Quote of the day
By Caroline Crampton - 27 July 14:03

Nine-times Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis on Mitt Romney's shambolic trip to the UK.

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People pose for a photographs by the Olympic Stadium.
Young people and ethnic minorities will be most affected by Olympic dispersal zones
By Samira Shackle - 27 July 13:51

The “out of sight, out of mind” attitude to policing.

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Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Hunt gets into the Olympic bell-ringing spirit
By New Statesman - 27 July 11:24

Hits a woman with the bell.

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Ralph Steadman for the New Statesman
Ralph Steadman on the Olympics
By New Statesman - 27 July 9:41

The artist's interpretation of London 2012, with hints of Danny Boyle's opening ceremony.

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Gretel Bergmann, now known as Margaret Lambert
I’ll take the high jump
By Sophie Elmhirst - 25 July 15:54

The German highjumper Gretel Bergmann (known as Margaret Lambert), who was excluded from the 1936 Olympics for being Jewish, talks to Sophie Elmhirst.

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