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@Miss_Mouse
I would wear a sign on my back saying "If you can read this, you're WAY too close" and/or "Don't even think about going around me - that includes you Mr undertaking cyclist." Not really a fan of confrontation though or providing distractions.
I have often wondered whether those widely used 'stay back' stickers are:
a - at all helpful,
b - make drivers more complacent/eschewing of their responsibility, and/or
c - the best possible message anyway.
I don't like being told what to do at the best of times, especially not by road users I think should be banned from driving in central London before yet more cyclists die under their wheels.
Really, I would advise cyclists to avoid passing the inside of any vehicle, big or small, junction or not, but as we all know, the way our roads are laid out means that we are usually encouraged to filter through or stop in the most dangerous places.