Whilst plans for social housing and other Olympics 2012 "legacy" promises are being cut back, the "good" news is that security costs are going to rocket.
That at least is the view of Denis Oswald, the chairman of the IOC's co-ordination committee for London 2012 (as per The Telegraph).
"It's really a difficult budget.
Compared to previous Games, it is really rocketing."
Are these games really worth all the hassle and cost?
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Friday, December 5, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Tess Jowell Puts Her Foot In It - Again!
The hapless and hopeless Tessa Jowell has put her put into again, by lecturing so called "junk food" sponsors of the Olympics 2012.
Jowell, who spoke at a local government conference, said that companies such as Coca-Cola, Cadbury and McDonald's "need to be made aware" of increasing concern about healthy eating and childhood obesity.
The Guardian quotes her:
"[They] need to be made aware of the increasing concern about child obesity and the increasing possibility of their leadership to address the eating habits and sedentary way of life by encouraging exercise."
That may well be true.
However, if Jowell and the government are so concerned about "junk food" and the companies that sell it why are they so keen to receive sponsorship from these companies for the London Olympics?
Could it be the £50M funding shortfall in the £12BN plus Games?
Given that companies such as MacDonalds and Cadbury are mainly purveyors of burgers and chocolate, what exactly does she expect them to do - sell salads only?
When you sup with "the devil" use a long spoon.
For good measure, Jowell then said:
"There is no more money and as I have said before we are on time and on budget."
Errmmm...no you are not!
Thee original budget was around £3BN, it now stands at £12BN (including running costs) how can she possibly claim that the Games are on budget?
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Jowell, who spoke at a local government conference, said that companies such as Coca-Cola, Cadbury and McDonald's "need to be made aware" of increasing concern about healthy eating and childhood obesity.
The Guardian quotes her:
"[They] need to be made aware of the increasing concern about child obesity and the increasing possibility of their leadership to address the eating habits and sedentary way of life by encouraging exercise."
That may well be true.
However, if Jowell and the government are so concerned about "junk food" and the companies that sell it why are they so keen to receive sponsorship from these companies for the London Olympics?
Could it be the £50M funding shortfall in the £12BN plus Games?
Given that companies such as MacDonalds and Cadbury are mainly purveyors of burgers and chocolate, what exactly does she expect them to do - sell salads only?
When you sup with "the devil" use a long spoon.
For good measure, Jowell then said:
"There is no more money and as I have said before we are on time and on budget."
Errmmm...no you are not!
Thee original budget was around £3BN, it now stands at £12BN (including running costs) how can she possibly claim that the Games are on budget?
Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The Enormous Piss Up
ZaNu Labour would still have us believe that the 2012 London Olympics (currently budgeted to cost us £12BN, including £2BN running costs) will produce tangible benefits for the ordinary people of Britain (not just those executives involved in the IOC/LOCOG and marketing/property development companies).
However, a report detailed today in The Times states that the Games are nothing more than an excuse for a "national celebration because the economic rationale is weak" in order to boost morale (much like third world dictatorships use national events to divert the attention of the people from reality).
The real irony in this 250 page report, commissioned by Bliar's DCMS and entitled Game Plan, is the date on which it was published - December 2002.
The only reason that it is coming to light now is that fact that Bliar and the hapless/hopeless Tessa Jowell all but sat on it, permitting only a handful of people to read it.
Why is Jowell still "in charge" of the Games?
Why are we still pushing ahead with them?
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However, a report detailed today in The Times states that the Games are nothing more than an excuse for a "national celebration because the economic rationale is weak" in order to boost morale (much like third world dictatorships use national events to divert the attention of the people from reality).
The real irony in this 250 page report, commissioned by Bliar's DCMS and entitled Game Plan, is the date on which it was published - December 2002.
The only reason that it is coming to light now is that fact that Bliar and the hapless/hopeless Tessa Jowell all but sat on it, permitting only a handful of people to read it.
Why is Jowell still "in charge" of the Games?
Why are we still pushing ahead with them?
Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics
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Monday, December 1, 2008
Moaning Moynihan
The Times reports that Lord Moynihan is moaning that that the target of fourth place in the 2012 London Olympics medal table for Team GB will slip to 8th, if budget cuts of up to £79M are pushed through.
Quote:
"We will be deeply disappointed this week if the Government moves away from their commitment.
To give our Olympic and Paralympic athletes the best chance of success in 2012, the full investment programme agreed by Gordon Brown when he was Chancellor must be honoured in full."
So what?
We are facing the worst recession in decades, there are far better uses for the money than the Olympics.
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Quote:
"We will be deeply disappointed this week if the Government moves away from their commitment.
To give our Olympic and Paralympic athletes the best chance of success in 2012, the full investment programme agreed by Gordon Brown when he was Chancellor must be honoured in full."
So what?
We are facing the worst recession in decades, there are far better uses for the money than the Olympics.
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Thursday, November 27, 2008
Alleged Ticket Fraudsters Arrested
Five people from London have been arrested for their involvement in an online ticket fraud for the Beijing Olympics.
Since September the Metropolitan police have been investigating complaints about the failure by companies to supply at least 4,000 tickets for the Olympics and music festivals in the UK.
Xclusive Tickets Limited, Xclusive Leisure & Hospitality Limited are alleged to have sold tickets online for a wide variety of events including the Olympics.
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Since September the Metropolitan police have been investigating complaints about the failure by companies to supply at least 4,000 tickets for the Olympics and music festivals in the UK.
Xclusive Tickets Limited, Xclusive Leisure & Hospitality Limited are alleged to have sold tickets online for a wide variety of events including the Olympics.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Cancel The Games
Given that the Olympics were cancelled during both world wars, why do the IOC and LOCOG not think outside of the box and cancel the 2012 Games?
Could it be pride and personal gain comes before common sense?
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Could it be pride and personal gain comes before common sense?
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
The Wartime Olympics
Kevin Gosper, a member of the Sydney Olympic organising committee and chairman of the IOC's media commission, told Locog chairman Lord Coe at the four-day IOC conference:
"I think you will be taking your team through the toughest challenge short of wartime in getting the project to 2012."
A colossal waste of money at a time when we can ill afford it.
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"I think you will be taking your team through the toughest challenge short of wartime in getting the project to 2012."
A colossal waste of money at a time when we can ill afford it.
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Monday, November 24, 2008
British Pluck
Lord Coe displayed true British pluck and guts during a meeting of European Olympic committees in Istanbul, when he told them that the UK organisers of the London 2012 Games would "honour commitments" to the IOC.
He is quoted in the Telegraph as saying:
"We are now in a very different economic and financial environment from when we bid for the Games.
The world is a very different place than even six months ago. We want to reassure you: we are no less determined to honour the commitments we made to you.
Even in the current climate and with the complexities of bringing the private sector to the table, there has been no lack of progress."
That's all very well, but even ignoring the current recession, the £12BN plus cost (including £2BN running costs) of the Games is a colossal waste of taxpayers' money.
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He is quoted in the Telegraph as saying:
"We are now in a very different economic and financial environment from when we bid for the Games.
The world is a very different place than even six months ago. We want to reassure you: we are no less determined to honour the commitments we made to you.
Even in the current climate and with the complexities of bringing the private sector to the table, there has been no lack of progress."
That's all very well, but even ignoring the current recession, the £12BN plus cost (including £2BN running costs) of the Games is a colossal waste of taxpayers' money.
Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics
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