Can London compete with Beijing in 2012?

Although Britain’s athletes shone at the Beijing Olympics, the UK has been ridiculed for its role in the handover ceremony

Boris Johnson was labelled as 'arrogant, rude and disrespectful' by critics of his handling of the flag and the speech in which he proclaimed “ping pong is coming home”. Leona Lewis, Jimmy Page and David Beckham’s performances also came in for criticism, with bloggers branding the whole thing ridiculous.

However, the show put on by the Chinese has been received with nothing but praise. Do you think that London can live up to its promises for 2012 despite concerns over the budget? Or will GB become the laughing stock of the world?

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OLDTIMER from CAMBERLEY says:

Dec 19, 16:06

SORRY
NO

Can London compete with Beijing in 2012?
No
Him from Under the Cover says:

Dec 19, 16:01

Definately, Mr Patel in the corner shop down the road said yes...and he's willing to hand over all yesterdays takings to help the cause

Can London compete with Beijing in 2012?
Yes
mark from birmingham says:

Dec 19, 15:32

not a chance in hell ! we are nothing more than a third rate country run by the EU with no money left how can we possibly compete with beijing

Can London compete with Beijing in 2012?
No
hello from at home says:

Dec 19, 15:31

No way can we compete................unless we get all our community service crimms to partake
casper from glasgow says:

Dec 19, 14:20

i reckon if you double or even treble the council tax in england it will cover the hot dog stands,jellied eels stalls and the pearly queens etc,i mean its going to be a joke anyway,i would advise all of our scottish athletes to stay away,as england will scramble for medals without them,maybe the gold in farting or morris dancing,what a bunch of no hopers heh heh heh heh heh

Can London compete with Beijing in 2012?
No

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