English might be the most widely spoken language on Earth, but it isn't good enough for the International Olympic Committee. It has ruled that French must take precedence over English at all ceremonies and medal awards; that all billboards must be displayed in French as well as English; and that the Union Jack must be flown fifth in precedence behind the Olympic flag, the London 2012 symbol, the United nations flag and the flag of Greece. Moreover, free hotel rooms must be provided for 40,000 Olympic officials, sports administrators and 'official guests'.
The last two Olympics left their host countries out of pocket after the show; hard to see the present beano causing a departure from the trend.
Oh, and most of the media have picked up on the announcement that EU rules on the classification of explosives have been nodded into British law by our dozy politicians, with the result that Christmas Crackers ( a British invention, by the way) can no longer be sold to children under 16. Merry Christmas!
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