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Was this for the ceremony? I watched a bit of it online, some woman was presenting. Alan Davies is a smug dick head, don't like him. The BBC shouldn't employ 'comedians' for serious events..

No I would think not, but then again London is in a different world to the rest of the UK. I live in Brighton atm and no one really cares.

As in people who may support the athletes from their home nations, but applaud the winners and losers regardless of where they come from. I think.....

Ha, you're not wrong, many people do. I'm not too fussed, but if Scotland leaves then we can't claim all the good inventions that they came up with. You're an Indian in the UK, what do you think?

It's going to be close, although they seem to have assumed that they could continue to carry on using the pound. They can, but only if they cede some economic sovereignty, which would defeat the object of them gaining independence in the first place. Also their place in the EU would in no way...

What? Overrun? Under 5% of the UK population are muslims. You'll probably need to wait a little longer than 30 years. Besides loyal to Britain and being a muslim are not mutually exclusive.

The mind boggles at some of the things being said on this thread... A few of the chinese members seem to be very bitter about something. I seriously doubt any you guys saying London is racist have actually been there, its one of the most multicultural cities in the world. To meet one racist is...

Give credit where credit is due. I have seen the pittance that your government has given.

Good inventions for sure, but I don't think they have had quite the same impact as some American inventions. Will the world remember hybrid rice or the internet?

BTW, francis crick was english and fleming, the guys who discovered penicillin, was scottish... I don't know if your being sarcastic? On the Chinese link, it mentions 'being the first to describe the symptoms of leprosy' as a discovery. I mean come on, really?

Will give this a watch when I have the time. Documentary-wise the Beeb is normally pretty good.

Of course China could, its population is vastly greater than that of the EU's. I am not sure about the EU, the CAP is a joke for starters. Their constant meddling in our affairs also pisses me right off. Giving the vote to prisoners? No thankyou. But there are certainly advantages to staying in...

The EU has the largest economy in the world. Even if it declines it will hardly be irrelevant.

This thread is full of bed-wetters. I am sure the people living on a dollar a day will be overjoyed to hear that their country has a larger GDP than Europe.

For those of you dissing Australia, they have a population of 20 odd million. They are also a relatively young country, many universities on the list are centuries older than Australia itself.

Years back isn't so bad. It's the kind of thing a Cornish farmer would say. A bit different but some of the Indian guys in my class really struggle with how to use the word 'literally'. Despite explaining what the word meant she still insisted she was 'literally petrified' :D

Top 50 is still pretty good. It just doesn't quite have the worldwide prestige as some of the others, Bristol's a lovely city though. They've been accused of being elitist whereas perhaps some of the others have moved on a bit?

Well done UCL. Shame to see Oxford falling so low, Cambridge is leaving it in it's wake.

I echo what he said.

No squash? What a joke.