London has won the bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, beating out co-finalist Paris and an all-star competition that included New York, Moscow and Madrid.
Regardless of how they feel about the Olympics, there’s sure to be a lot of smug satisfaction in England today about having one more thing to stick in the collective ear of the French.
I’ve heard that Chirac can’t attend.
By 2012 he’ll be behind bars……
I don’t think it’s the French ear that the Brits have in mind…