Good morning Jerome.

I have a feeling that London may be about to nose out Paris for the 2012 summer games.

This is what I have picked up over the last couple of days.

1. With the G8 summit in mind Blair is a little worried about the reaction of 'Uncle' Jacques if London wins the bid. With France and Britain being traditional allies at G8 summits and the current intransigence of the US administration this is a big worry for Blair.

2. Tone of the coverage has changed over the last couple of days. Before today it was widely expected that Paris would win and London would come second. This seems to have changed over the last couple of days. By all accounts, some of the IOC swing votes are less than pleased with the attitude of the French President.

As for commentators imbewing this particular result with greater symbolism: I would guess, with relations between the two governments as they are, it would be unavoidable.

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