Back the bid - London 2012. (Can't think of a title)

Britain used to be a place where innovation was promoted, where new ideas were cheered. Britain used to rule the world, when Britain did something, the world took notice and followed suit.

But now? When was the last time Britain actually did something? We have a government that tells us all the time how they will change things, but what have they changed? Some minor reforms to the health service? What about changes that we, the public, can see? Fox hunting? How long has that bloody taken? Smoking in public? If the Irish can do it, then surely we can. Our government is afraid of change…sooner or later our country is going to be left behind. We are supposed to be one of the top five economies in the world, but we don't deserve that status.

We can't even make our minds up about the Olympic games! The way I see it, the Olympic games are an excuse for an almighty party in London - which is the only excuse we need! Can we afford it? Yes, we are one of the top five economies in the world - remember?

Why doesn't our government do something gutsy for a change - why not ban smoking in public places (don't talk to me about fucking civil liberties, any smoker who brings that argument up doesn't have the intelligence to be arguing in the first place!!).

Course.... I'm not saying the British people are any better. We have become so content with being content that we don't want change. When our country tries to do something interesting (like the millennium dome or the Olympics) we have a media who slag it off and a people who sit at home and grumble about it.