Rod Liddle Rod Liddle

You get the Olympic logo you deserve

Ours could have been drawn on a beermat

issue 09 June 2007

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There’s been quite a fuss about the official new logo for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. People are aghast at the fact that it is a) hideous and b) cost £400,000.

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