A real image of today's Britain?

An image of a green and pleasant land!

I was astonished to see the proposed design for the Olympic opening ceremony that was previewed today.

What planet is the designer on, and whose spin has he been listening to?

Green fields and bucolic symbolism are all very well.  However, the image promoted by the scheme seems a far cry from the real situation in today's Britain.

In the real world the Government is encouraging us all to cover the countyside in concrete in the name of economic growth, and local councils are more concerned to build huge warehouses than to preserve irreplaceable heritage.

Would that the image of the green and pleasant land, shortly to be beamed round the world, reflected the true aspiration of our governing classes!

Later:  It occurred to me, having written the above that, of course, this lovely country scene, complete with bells and maypoles, is probably only the first of a series of tableaux showing 'Britain at its Best'.  What comes next I wonder?  I suppose I should suspend judgement for the time being....but I can't see later scenes being much of an improvement on the first.