London taking this Reykjavik-on-Thames thing a bit too far

Posted By Joshua Keating Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 4:14 PM Share

As my colleague David notes in this week's list, "The Next Iceland", Britain's economic malaise has gotten so bad that people are starting to refer to London as "Reykjavik-on-Thames." But from the looks of it, the whole Arctic circle seems to be heading down London's iconic river:

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 26: A 16 foot high sculpture of a polar bear and cub, afloat on a small iceberg, passes in front of the Houses of Parliament on the River Thames on January 26, 2009 in London, England. The sculpture was launched to provide a warning to members of parliament of the dangers of climate change and to launch Eden, a new natural history television channel.

Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

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