In an article for the Independent he highlighted the restrictions around secondary ticketing for the Olympics, asking why the government accepted the International Olympic Committee's rule which regulates the secondary sale of London 2012 Olympics tickets, but have yet to extend it to all sports, arts and cultural organisations in the country.

Tickets for the Olympics can be re-sold at face value with permission from London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) through the ticket resale scheme, ...