tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805540988587071256.post8134251816389830393..comments2024-03-24T02:21:53.258-07:00Comments on william morris unbound: Olympics 2012 - William Morris-styleTony Pinkneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10044449613701140938noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805540988587071256.post-67547963024017512792012-07-10T02:31:11.540-07:002012-07-10T02:31:11.540-07:00Thanks, Ian. I'd taken a rather jaded, cynica...Thanks, Ian. I'd taken a rather jaded, cynical approach to the Olympic torch (especially when a friend reported back on how much corporate advertising there was as it came through Lancaster), so it's good to hear a more positive and populist account too.Tony Pinkneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10044449613701140938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805540988587071256.post-3384558313273612312012-07-04T23:56:33.860-07:002012-07-04T23:56:33.860-07:00Would there be a Torch parade? I only ask because...Would there be a Torch parade? I only ask because, partly against my better judgement, I went to see the Torch as it passed through Northampton town centre. Full of people with good humour. And, it struck me, a model in part for republican parades. Everyone had turned out to cheer, and wave flags at, ordinary people who had done something a little bit special (yes, one of them was a lollipop lady!). The 45,000 people who turned out didn't need a "royal family" - just representative citizens. So we could take it in turns to be "head of state" and act out any symbolism that would be required. And it would be rather jolly!ianmac55https://www.blogger.com/profile/02082002867930846104noreply@blogger.com