Are people justified to use the Olympics as a means to protest about Tibet and Darfur?
I regret totally that they have used the torch relay as a means of making a protest. What the Games in Beijing has done is concentrated a spotlight on China in a way that few other things ever could. We have to protect the torch as best we can. We have to complete the relay as best we can, and move on. The troubles started in Tibet long after the torch relay route was agreed. Sepp Blatter had a very good line. He said the torch represents a journey of peace and harmony to the world. If the world protests against it, there is something wrong with the world, not the torch. Should the 2012 torch relay remain within the UK? We shouldn’t take any decisions now until the current torch relay is finished. Instant legislation is almost always bad legislation. London have always said they are committed to a domestic relay and they have yet to make up their minds about an international relay. The IOC will also be looking to this. My guess is that after Beijing there will probably be debate along
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