The hell that is London 2012 just got a whole lot worse. On Wednesday 1st February the Games transport for London commissioner Peter Hendy, as part of the Get Ahead of the Games initiative, called on commuters to go to the pub instead of clogging up stations like London Bridge.

Hey, that'll be the Cultural Olympiad, a Greenwich theatre closes. And, oh yeah, maybe Tourism gold?

Flagged up by Paul on the Newsgroup is Anna Minton's latest piece on CiF, The London Olympics: a festival of private Britain.

The Olympics continues to spread out into neighbouring areas. In addition to the police takeover of Wanstead Flats a campsite for 5000 is planned at Low Hall Sports Ground in Walthamstow and a Basketball training centre is to be built at Leyton Marsh.

Following the eviction of the Jaconellis from their home to make way for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games questions are finally being asked about land deals which netted property developers millions of pounds in profit.

The Evening Standard's Homes&Property section featured an article 'This is the year of the Vegetable Olympics' on 11th January. Could this be a reference to the removed Manor Gardens Allotments or even to actual vegetable growers? No way! On the contrary, the long forgotten East End gardeners don't get a mention. Instead a brief pr splurge for the flower gardens, without vegetables, in the Olympic park and to chucking vegetables outside City Hall!

The Torygraph

Just stumbled upon youcanstickit:
New road sign for Olympic 'Zil lanes'
Let's hope Sepp lasts until the Olympics