In the UK the Olympics being home based were a once in a century event, and was a massive cultural moment. Agreed football is generally more important there an

In the UK the Olympics being home based were a once in a century event, and was a massive cultural moment. Agreed football is generally more important there and if a home team ever win the world cup again, it will be of decade defining importance. I'd agree Syria/ISIS etc is appalling and is notable by it's omission from The Guardian list, there have been plenty of books written about it, event/issue or no. As for your jab at the UK's irrelevance now, that's a significant factor in the discussion about its identity, which you would think a British publication would have acknowledged.