myra hindley representing the 2012 olympics

[indigowarrior]

this in the telegraph today.....yay lets celebrate british murderers, and yay to the zombies that never noticed it.




Beijing Olympics: Myra Hindley Visit London 2012 image condemned
London 2012 organisers are at the centre of an extraordinary row after an image of Myra Hindley, the Moors Murderer, was included in a montage of images of British achievements designed to promote the upcoming Games.


By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent
Last Updated: 10:08PM BST 24 Aug 2008


An image of a painting of Myra Hindley shown during an olympic handover party at London House in Beijing
The image was part of a video montage highlighting the best of British Photo: BBC NEWS
A painting of Myra Hindley by British artist Marcus Harvey
The painting, by British artist Marcus Harvey, is made out of children's hand prints

The clip, a portrait of Hindley made out of children’s hand prints by the artist Marcus Harvey, was screened as the Prime Minister and Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, welcomed British medal winners at a party to celebrate the capital taking over from Beijing as the official Olympic host city.

It was immediately condemned by the Mayor and Gordon Brown.

While the two men each delivered a short speech to around 500 guests, a video screen behind them showed a series of quintessentially British images.

Party-goers at the event at London House, a trendy outdoor temporary nightclub in down town Beijing used during the Games by athletes and officials to unwind, were stunned when the portrait of Hindley appeared on the screen.

A spokesman for Mr Johnson said that the montage had been compiled by Visit London, an agency responsible for attracting tourists to the capital which had been commissioned by the Mayor’s office to carry out the work, and was meant as a showcase of all things British.

He added: “The Mayor knew nothing about this. He is appalled.”

Visit London said that the portrait was among a number of images of British art used in the short promotional film, which had been used before and received no complaints.

A spokesman added that the inclusion of the controversial work showed that there was no “censorship” in the UK but promised to withdraw it immediately.

“This is a general three minute video of London in which an artwork by Marcus Harvey at the Tate very fleetingly appears,” said the spokesman.

“The video is not for general public use and has been used many times over the last few years to show to the tourism trade. There has never been a complaint made about the video up until this point. However, if any offence has been caused, we will withdraw it from use with immediate effect.”

The series of clips ran through the day at London House, and the image is said to have appeared on the screen as Mr Brown was making his speech, to the fury of watching Downing Street aides.

Downing Street said the image was “in extremely poor taste” and should not have been used to promote London.

A No 10 source added: “It is a total disgrace that this proud night for Britain has been sullied by this grotesque prank.

“Whoever was responsible must be found and fired immediately.”

Many officials and athletes’ relatives had gathered at London House from late afternoon to watch the closing ceremony on the large screens, but apparently did not notice the image of Hindley in the series of clips, which were allowed to run into the evening as they were joined by those who had participated in the ceremony.

As well as gold medal winners including Chris Hoy, the party was attended by previous British Olympic athletes such as Jonathan Edwards, the triple jumper, along with David Beckham, the former England football captain, and the singer Leona Lewis, who had both featured in the Olympic closing ceremony.

Guests were treated to a barbecue and free champagne bar, with dancing until late into the night.

Myra Hindley died of cancer in prison in 2002, while Ian Brady, her partner in the deaths of at least four children, remains in jail.

The portrait of Hindley caused uproar when it was first shown to the public at the Sensation exhibition, a showcase of Young British Artists held at the Royal Academy of Art between September and December in 1997.

The 11ft by 9ft painting of the Moors Murderer, based on her infamous police mugshot, was particularly chilling because the artist, Marcus Harvey, created it using hundreds of stencil outlines of children’s hands.

Winnie Johnson, the mother of one of Hindley’s victims, asked for the 1995 portrait to be excluded from the exhibition to protect her feelings.

She picketed the first day of the show along with supporters to protest against the work, which was part of a collection owned by Charles Saatchi.

Even Hindley sent a letter from jail suggesting her portrait be removed from the exhibition because it had “a sole disregard not only for the emotional pain and trauma that would inevitably be experienced by the families of the Moors victims but also the families of any child victim.”

But despite the protests the painting remained in place, prompting more drastic action.

Windows at Burlington House, the Academy’s home, were smashed and two demonstrators hurled ink and eggs at t

[nofuture]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ns-fridge.html

[dolores1]

Child sacrifice and the El ites!

[jackdaw]

Originally Posted by indigowarrior

...Visit London said that the portrait was among a number of images of British art used in the short promotional film, which had been used before and received no complaints.

A spokesman added that the inclusion of the controversial work showed that there was no “censorship” in the UK but promised to withdraw it immediately.

Well well well, a picture of a murderess is deemed a quintessentially English attraction by Visit London. Hilarious, pathetic and tragic all in one. Could be a new thread - Clueless Idiots Running Britain.

[belch]

If it was a "Prank" then it was a prank for a reason.

She was also known as "The Queen Of Durham"

[noobcybot]

Interesting.

Its not the first time this type of thing has happened.....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...ic-mascot.html

[warwick]

A No 10 source added: “It is a total disgrace that this proud night for Britain has been sullied by this grotesque prank.

“Whoever was responsible must be found and fired immediately.”

Wish it was that easy to get rid of them in no.10.

[diamond dogs]

It gets stranger by the day...possibly a link to the 60's with Hind-ley and now Moon..WHO would not know about MOON http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1421627.html

The Who Drummer Keith Moon Asked To Perform At Olympics Ceremony -- 34 Years After His Deaths ..