London New Year Display

Hear, hear👏👏👏

Wonderful, as always. Thank you, London.

Yes we love the London fireworks have to watch them live .

Whilst I thought the display was very good, I felt it wasn’t very inclusive of the other parts of the United Kingdom - particularly Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It was all very London centric.

There were some comments that some of the flags featured had been interfered with e.g. I think there was mention that something had been done to the flag of Iran, and the Star of David had been removed from the Israeli flag. Not sure if there were others but I wish this hadn’t been done. It makes the display political, which I’d rather steer clear of.

l thought it was very repetetive and lacjed creatuvity .
Massive amounts of the same fireworks over and over again.

The bigger the better?

Funny that the London fireworks paid for by Londoners is criticised as “ London centric”.

I liked that it was all real fireworks. I thought that the drones last year were a wee bit boring, even though they could do different things from a firework.

Doversole

There were some comments that some of the flags featured had been interfered with e.g. I think there was mention that something had been done to the flag of Iran, and the Star of David had been removed from the Israeli flag. Not sure if there were others but I wish this hadn’t been done. It makes the display political, which I’d rather steer clear of.

Apparently, the Star of David was there but there was a glitch with some of the blue and white flags, parts of which disappeared. The star was visible for a few seconds. This article explains it.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-nye-fireworks-israeli-flag-star-of-david-outrage-b1264601.html

Watching on TV, I don’t think the coverage was as good as previous years. The camera kept swapping angles, and moving around. We tried several channels and ended up with BBC, as at least they didn’t have an annoying strap line on the screen. I know it’s good to show different views, but it hardly gave chance to view anything properly.
Incidentally, we rather enjoy the drones, and wonder at the programming etc. and maybe less of an environmental impact?

Untrue conspiracy stuff. There was a temporary it h with some of the range of the colour blue and some flags were temporarily affected. Don’t spread these lies

Was disappointed this year. Very repetitive. Also, the thought of all that money going up in smoke ruined it for me. What could have been done for people in need with the money that cost?
Sorry if I come over as a spoilsport, but honestly!!

Im a spoilsport too then. I do think the fireworks could be a little bit less considering all the other things that need money. It feels a bit like countries are competing with each other. I also had reservations about the way the uk was portrayed in the commentary. But each to their own. I’m sure I’m in the minority.

I was disappointed in this years display, very repetitive and where were the drones they showed on previous years? When you look at other countries display, Thailand for example, I thought it lacked creativity.

Sadiq Khan publicity show.

Sadiq Khan's key achievements as Mayor of London include tackling air pollution with the ULEZ, boosting affordable housing, expanding public transport (Elizabeth Line, Night Tube, Superloop), investing in green initiatives (rewilding, green jobs), supporting businesses, and leading reforms in the Metropolitan Police, focusing on fairness, safety, and green growth. He's also championed inclusivity, providing free school meals for primary kids and creating jobs. This is from google AI.
Well done, Sadiq!

Sorry to put a damper on things, yes it was a lovely display but all I could think of was the money it cost and what better things it could have been spent on

On yer bike Khan!
The bear stole the show!

I agree that the money could have been better spent elsewhere.

I agree, the money could have been spent on something else, but as it was a paid event, a lot of the cost would have been recouped. The number of overseas tourists it attracts would also bring in revenue for hotels, restaurants and shops, taxi drivers etc. So perhaps the money was well spent!

* Just remembered Paddington was last year - obviously stayed in my mind more than any old message!

Juicywords

Whilst I thought the display was very good, I felt it wasn’t very inclusive of the other parts of the United Kingdom - particularly Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It was all very London centric.

Well, it WAS the London display, in London!

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Realky

Thank you Mrs Khan for taking time out of your busy day to enlighten us!

(And how very wise of you not to mention the knife crime, violent muggings, lack of housing, violence etc etc etc that he has overall responsibility over!)
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London’s firework display has a generous budget from private companies and sponsors. It does not encroach on the public purse .
The display generates income and publicity and attracts many visitors .
Yes, the money could be spent on charities, but that is unlikely to attract the same level of donations every year.