You're spot on there Gnomad.... the ads for just getting us the Olympics were horrific enough... lots of expensive plastic banners and metal street signs exorting us to 'make a difference'... it would have made a bigger difference if you'd spent the however many thousands on advertising the damn bid, on repairing the drains in the two main shopping streets in the borough!

And as for the tube train carriages..... the fabric seat covers are vile and the carriage itself is just crying out for grafitti... and I bet it cost more than was spent upgrading the signals.

Where's me soapbox??

LTS