2010
29
Mar
The organisers of the London 2012 Olympics have been accused of being anti competitive, as a result of their decision to ban all payments by credit cards except for Visa.No other cards will be accepted to buy tickets, merchandise or even food and drink…
2010
24
Mar
Sir John Madejski, Reading Festival organiser Melvyn Benn and Andrew Cumpsty a Reading councillor are proposing plans to create a “tent city” in the Reading area during the 2012 London Olympics.They claim that people who may not be able to get to Olymp…
2010
19
Jan
Newham Council and Olympics organisers have breathed a collective sigh of relief, as plans to build Britain’s biggest mosque in East London have collapsed.An Islamic missionary group, Tablighi Jamaat, wanted to build the so called “super mosque” (capab…
2010
11
Jan
Baroness Valentine, CEO of London First, has put the boot into Locog by referring to them as “stormtroopers” wrt the zealousness with which they protect the Olympic brand and its associated names eg “2012″, “London” etc.Baroness Valentine says that sma…
2009
27
Nov
In a rare display of financial acumen, the London Olympics organisers have come up with a way to save £40MThey will use Wembley Arena as the venue for badminton and rhythmic gymnastics at the London 2012 Olympics. This means that a temporary £40M ven…
2009
26
Nov
Aside from the ever elastic “budget”, it seems that plans for the locations of certain 2012 Olympics venues are somewhat “fluid” as well.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has just finished its fifth visit to London, and is worried that venue pl…
2009
7
Oct
NOGOE (No to Greenwich Olympic Equestrian Events) is a community action group whose members believe Greenwich Park is not a suitable venue for the 2012 Olympic equestrian events. Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 OlympicsDon’t forget to visit …
2009
14
Sep
In June I noted that:”a £100M black hole has appeared, as if by magic, in the 2012 Olympics accounts of the London Development Agency (LDA) – the budget for which is not included in the £12BN Olympics budget”.Unfortunately, it seems that the size of …
2009
10
Aug
In keeping with the government’s promise that there will be a legacy, once the “hoopla” over the London 2012 Olympics has long since passed away, it can be confirmed that there will at least be “food” and “health” legacy that will doubtless imprint its…
2009
5
Aug
Kevan Gosper, a member of the International Olympic Committee, has said that London faces the “toughest time – short of wartime” to stage the 2012 Games.Errmmm, I thought that these games were meant to be “fun”?Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 200…