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6.7.05
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It worked! It worked! Chig successfully put the kiss of death on Paris by saddling them with his endorsement. So now, the UK gets to hold a planned Olympic Games, instead of stepping in to hold them at the last minute, as in 1948. I am really proud, despite everything. It's an amazing result for London, even though I think Paris deserved it more and would have been better. We'll never know. Here endeth the British cynicism from this neck of the woods, at least until we can start moaning that it's costing too much, is going over budget as well and won't be ready on time.

I think the real surprise here is that we finally think today that other countries may actually LIKE us. Yes, we can WIN something, even when Tony Blair is involved! In fact, we may even have won it BECAUSE Tony Blair was involved. With a 54:50 result, it may have been down to his presence and two IOC members that he persuaded in his face-to-face chats. Perhaps the shadow of Iraq is finally lifting from Blair's political horizon. Today's decision won't make Javine feel any better though... Can we really blame politics for our Eurovision failure now, in the light of this fantastic success?

Check out diamond geezer for some excellent, on-the-doorstep London Olympics coverage.

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