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The London Olympics – My Part In Its Downfall: Part Two

Posted on Jun 28, 2019 by

Having won the bid, the initial euphoria diminished somewhat. Beijing still had to host their games and there was sure to be a lot of controversy there. In addition, in typical British ways, as soon as we’d done something successful … Continue reading →

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The London Olympics – My Part In Its Downfall: Part One

Posted on Jun 24, 2019 by

6th July 2005. Overcast, a bit sticky. I’m lawyer in London. A partner in an international law firm. I’m head of Global Real Estate. I have the official VIH (or CDI in French – the Very Important Hat or Chapeau … Continue reading →

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Disasters Of An Olympian Kind

Posted on Mar 27, 2019 by

I have had cause to write of this before but I had one of those days, the other day and so thought this worth repeating. You can imagine the sort of day I’m talking about. You manage to put on … Continue reading →

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What I learnt from the Olympics: my top 11 lessons #olympics #11lessons

Posted on Jan 27, 2017 by

I was talking to a friend about my time working in the London Olympics. It was a joyous experience and one I posted about a couple of years ago. In case you are interested in some lessons learnt here’s that … Continue reading →

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Higher, Faster, Stronger #TeamGB #Olympics

Posted on Aug 16, 2016 by

To celebrate the day we surpassed the Chinese in the Olympics medal table (accepting it can’t last but still…) and to acknowledge the joy I experienced working for the Olympics in 2012 in London (the pictures are from then), here … Continue reading →

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Re imagining the Olympics

Posted on Mar 3, 2016 by

I live in London, close but not too close to the smoking sink of sin that is the City. We have a decent sized garden (actually bloody huge for around here). And we have wildlife. Once a hedgehog crossed the … Continue reading →

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What I learnt from the Olympics

Posted on Mar 8, 2015 by

  I once aspired to be an Olympian. Never going to happen but the nearest I came was when I spent the best part of four years (spread over six) helping in a small way with the London 2012 Games … Continue reading →

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