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Team GB's Olympic triumph is testament to the benefits of social democracy

Published on: 23 August 2016

Written by: Mark Perryman All articles by Mark Perryman

Publicly-funded olympians have come home covered in glory, whilst the UK's neoliberal football clubs flounder on the...
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Lessons from Rio: how can the BBC compete with bigger sports broadcasters?

Published on: 19 August 2016

Written by: Hywel Roberts All articles by Hywel Roberts

As the Rio Olympics draws to a close, we take a look at the how the BBC can protect itself from losing out to...
Published in: openDemocracyUK
One year on from Team GB what remains of Britain united?

Published on: 8 July 2013

Written by: Mark Perryman All articles by Mark Perryman

In the run up to the London Olympics, Lord Coe maintained that the event last year would be a chance to exhibit...
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The Paralympics and what it means to be disabled in Romania

Published on: 28 August 2012

Written by: Luke Dale-Harris All articles by Luke Dale-Harris

While the Paralympics are meant to be a worldwide celebration of inclusion and tolerance, the fate of the Romanian...
Published in: Home
Go and tell your kids the story of Peter Norman

Published on: 15 June 2012

Written by: N. Jayaram All articles by N. Jayaram

The unsung hero of the 1968 Mexico Olympics, Peter Norman, 'didn't raise his fist but did lend a hand'
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Samaranch, Kissinger and the Coca Cola company: a relentless fascist’s curious date with democracy

Published on: 15 May 2010

Written by: Clare Sambrook All articles by Clare Sambrook

Clare Sambrook recalls the day Juan Antonio Samaranch, the leader of the 'Olympic Movement' who died last month,...
Published in: oDR
Olympean blow at the Kremlin

Published on: 8 March 2010

Written by: Dmitry Travin All articles by Dmitry Travin

Russian national pride has been badly dented by poor performance at the winter Olympics. It is being widely read as...

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