Why wasn't Kerry Katona carrying the Iceland flag?

Joking and Twitter aside, it was obvious that the multicultural point was being pushed hard during the opening ceremony.

The Twitter comments will no doubt prompt a police investigation and then the CPS will spag loads of money up the wall on a failed prosecution. Nice to see Collymore responding to the comments, given his past history of misconduct in public life.

Overall I think it was excellent in parts and bizarre in others. Quite obviously some of the more interesting parts of our history left out, as not to cause offence

I liked this tweet, kinda brings it all into perspective:

@GT_Tips

At £27 million the opening ceremony still cost less than Andy Carroll

I thought the bizarre bits helped make it excellent. Not sure what the non English speaking world made of it but I thought it was terrific.

Cibaman wrote:I thought the bizarre bits helped make it excellent. Not sure what the non English speaking world made of it but I thought it was terrific. The New Yorker seemed impressed

Cibaman wrote:I thought the bizarre bits helped make it excellent. Not sure what the non English speaking world made of it but I thought it was terrific. The New Yorker seemed impressed

Great show, especially the cauldron - that was impressive. But then after that wonderful moment Macca. That was truly awful. After the embarassment at the Jubilee someone (himself) ought to have cancelled the booking. Like poor old Muhammad Ali he has carried on too long. Poor old Macca is undermining his great legacy.

The New Yorker might have been impressed but Joe Public in their comments didn't seem to be!

I enjoyed the opening ceremony, except the music montage went on too long. I almost went to make a cuppa at that point. Shame really as up to then I'd been glued to the screen.

Favourite points were the rising of the chimneys/the smelting of the circle - that Pandemonium bit was great - and then of course James Bond and Queenie, Mr Bean and the lighting of the couldron, which I thought was terrific. I also liked the memorial to the 7/7 bombings.

An overall 8 out of 10 for me, not least for being as different from Bejing as could be imagined. I'm really glad we brought the planet back to earth.

I must say the Torygraph readers are easy to wind up. The comments on the Aiden Burley twitter story are priceless. My e-mail inbox is full of responses from retired colonels and UKIP/EDL supporters

I must say the Torygraph readers are easy to wind up. The comments on the Aiden Burley twitter story are priceless. My e-mail inbox is full of responses from retired colonels and UKIP/EDL supporters

I have to agree, they have to stop parading Ali out at public occasions, its very cruel on the man and we need to stop doing this and just remember him as he was in his prime, probably the best in his sport, and arguably any sport, that there has ever been.

As for McCartney, I preferred the other McCartney who was singing the same song as him somewhere out in the stadium, but about two seconds faster - and PS Paul, stop dying your hair, it looks ridiculous.

He's stopped the facelifts anyway. He's been warned if he has another, his wizened old cock and wrinky ball-sac will be dangling from his chin