London - 2012 Olympic hosts

The drama of the IOC voting has unfolded throughout the morning on the radio playing in the background as I worked on a rather dull database.
As the losing cities were revealed the truth dawned. It was between London and Paris. BBC 5 Live had reporters in each of the hopeful cities and as they fell away their disappointment was reflected. Moscow, New York, Madrid and finally Paris. It seemed such a long wait for the result. I don't really know why, but my heart was in my throat as the envelope was opened. It was as though Manchester United had scored in the last minute of the Champions League final.
This is good news for the UK - and I suppose there is a sense of satisfaction because of the recent difficult relationship with France and the unflattering comments from Jacques Chirac, the French President, about Britain.