It's been called a shambles and disastrous. It's been accused of benefiting the wealthy, the famous and the powerful. It isn't a source of pure evil. It is the Olympic ticketing system!
As the BBC today published an article all about the general publics reaction to the money they bidded to have drained out of their accounts being actually drained out of their accounts the Olympic committee has again come under scrutiny.
However, despite a minor controversy over some civil service members involved in the bid being able to get hold of another pool of tickets, the Olympic bid has remained largely unpoliticised. True it has come under great scrutiny, and great criticism.
However, the reputations of the last two governments have remained almost entirely untouched by the games. In fact if anything this issue has been a perfect example of the art of not getting involved. Scour the Internet for government commentary on the games and all you will come up with will be general gesticulations about the benefits for Britain's image and economy.
Perhaps, then, we might suggest that the government review their PR response to this issue as an example of what to do in association with issues that simply aren't governmental.
No medals for that one though.
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