2011
13
Apr
Boris Johnson, the London Mayor, has been warned that the increase in traffic (as a result of the London Olympics in 2012) will breach pollution limits.The result?London will be fined £300M by the EU!Now worries, just add that to the Olympic “budget”!…
2011
29
Mar
The government has woken up to the fact that the absurd row between the British Olympics Association (BOA) and Locog, over the share of post Olympics spoils (if there are any), is severely damaging what is already a rather tainted brand.The Sports Mini…
2011
25
Mar
I noted earlier this month that the British Olympic Association (BOA) seems to be “pissing money away”.Not content with the flow rate of piss, the BOA have now got themselves involved in a costly and time consuming legal spat with Locog.The Guardian re…
2011
4
Mar
As I have noted many times on this site, the Olympics “budget” (currently standing at £12BN, including £2BN running costs) is out of control.It is little wonder that it is out of control as the Telegraph reports that the British Olympic Association (…
2011
25
Feb
The Telegraph reports that Mike Whitby, leader of Birmingham council, has had to make something of a volte farce.He had suggested that residents be charged to watch Jamaican and United States athletics training in Birmingham, in the weeks leading up to…
2010
31
Mar
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned (in a statement of the “bleeding obvious”) that the London Olympics is facing a “worryingly tight” financial position.The fact that the original “budget” has spiralled from £3BN to £12BN (including £2BN…
2010
25
Mar
AFP reports that Tessa Jowell, the Olympics Minister, told reporters at the start of a three day visit to Sao Paulo (which is hosting the 2016 Olympics) that the 2012 London Olympic Games will not be kicked around like a political football during the u…
2010
21
Jan
It seems that all is not well in the London Development Agency (LDA), the body tasked with ensuring that there is some form of meaningful legacy from the 2012 London Olympics (aside from the burnished glow of politicians’ egos).The LDA auditors, audit …
2010
12
Jan
The Telegraph reports that British Shooting has been advised by the government that if it wants a post 2012 legacy at Woolwich, it will have to pay £400K for the privilege.I wonder if that figure will be added to the Olympics budget, even if British S…
2009
2
Dec
Further to my earlier article about £40M being saved from the London Olympics “budget”, by transferring badminton from a purpose built arena to Wembley, it seems that not everyone agrees with this idea.Badminton’s governing body, the Badminton World F…