http://olympics.myhackednews.com Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:21:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://olympics.myhackednews.com/2010/04/07/environmental-legacy/ http://olympics.myhackednews.com/2010/04/07/environmental-legacy/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:42:00 +0000 RSS tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-2213929395971782085 The Daily India ran this story back in February about the contamination of the London Olympics site, that seemingly is buried beneath a plastic sheet.

How true is this story, and how much of a hazard does this present given that there is meant to be a "legacy" after the games?

"The entire Olympics site in London has reportedly been built on top of a thin plastic sheet laid at a depth of less than three feet to separate the surface soil from potentially heavily contaminated ground below.

According to reports, it has been revealed that London 2012 chiefs have covered up land that is possibly contaminated with asbestos and radioactive materials with a huge and bright orange sheet.

Spanning more than 600 acres it is buried at a depth of 31inches to protect the health and safety of future builders and homeowners. It is designed as a warning marker layer to anyone digging the foundations of new homes and offices that they must follow special precautions if there is a need to excavate more deeply, the Express reports.

While "clean" soil and debris have been placed above the sheet, anything below it has to be considered hazardous unless proved otherwise."

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They claim that people who may not be able to get to Olympic events could be attracted to the town if giants screens were installed at the camping site.

This is a good idea for the people of Reading, for why?

So much for the Olympic's Legacy!

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]]> http://olympics.myhackednews.com/2010/03/24/tent-city/feed/ 1 http://olympics.myhackednews.com/2010/01/21/groundhog-day-for-the-lda/ http://olympics.myhackednews.com/2010/01/21/groundhog-day-for-the-lda/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:10:00 +0000 RSS tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-4748570912624702857
The LDA auditors, audit committee and new finance director met at the LDA's audit, risk and performance committee last week. During this meeting, according to Accountancy Age, concerns were raised about the LDA's ability to file its next accounts on time.

Hardly stellar performance from what is meant to be a "professional" organisation!

However, this lack of professionalism should come as no surprise. The Audit Commission for the last two years running has criticised the poor quality of the LDA's accounts.

The reason that the LDA probably won't file its accounts on time is because (according to its CFO Ian Grattidge) it lacks technical accounting ability, and needs deeper financial understanding embedded within its business.

Grattidge is quoted by Accountancy Age:

"I want to see financially literate people across the business."

As with all Nu Labour projects, the quality of Olympics spin was always high. However, the technical abilities of those actually entrusted with delivering the spin sadly lacking.

Good luck to Grattidge, this smacks of Groundhog Day; as these issues have been raised before, without satisfactory resolution.

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An Islamic missionary group, Tablighi Jamaat, wanted to build the so called "super mosque" (capable of accommodating 12,000 worshippers) near to the Olympic site.

They have been operating an illegal temporary mosque at Abbey Mills, just South of the London 2012 Olympics site in Stratford, and now have a week to leave the site.

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]]> http://olympics.myhackednews.com/2010/01/19/plans-scuppered-for-olympics-super-mosque/feed/ 0 http://olympics.myhackednews.com/2010/01/12/british-shootings-400k-legacy/ http://olympics.myhackednews.com/2010/01/12/british-shootings-400k-legacy/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:25:00 +0000 RSS tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-2426158859840677432 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 Shooting pay it, given that the concept of "legacy" is what we are being told the money is being spent on?

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Despite much "hoopla" over plans to install new trains on the Stansted Express line, in time for the 2012 London Olympics, Sir Alan is quite rightly fighting for the commuters (of East Anglia who will be using the trains long after the Olympic "elite" have gone).

He is quoted in The Dunmow Broadcast:

"It is all very well looking to the Olympics, but what about the Audley End commuter who pays around £3600 for a standard season ticket? They deserve to be treated better than athletes who will be using the Stansted service just a few times.

After the Olympics it will be just the same users travelling on the Stansted route as before and I doubt that people who fly on Ryanair and Easyjet care too much about having modern and spacious trains."

Since when did anyone give a fig for commuters?

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]]> http://olympics.myhackednews.com/2009/12/03/the-commuting-legacy/feed/ 0 http://olympics.myhackednews.com/2009/11/18/gentrification-the-true-olympic-legacy/ http://olympics.myhackednews.com/2009/11/18/gentrification-the-true-olympic-legacy/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:32:00 +0000 RSS tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217003074185861793.post-5783429058976847194
The legacy of the games, as espoused by the politcians, was meant to be that of improving the living conditions and environment etc of the local population.

The reality is that those who are disadvantaged will be displaced.

Not exactly the legacy that they were promised.

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The restaurant has been closed to the public since 1980.

Regrettably, instead of looking for a good chef who can cook well, they are looking for a celebrity chef to oversee the restaurant.

The restaurant contains a 10ft-wide revolving section of floor that provides diners with a 360-degree view of London, it takes 20 minutes to complete a full revolution.

Given its limited seating (around 70) it is highly unlikely that the ordinary citizen will ever have the opportunity to dine there, I guarantee it that will be swamped with corporate bookings and (given the fact that a "celebrity chef" will be running it) the prices will be out of reach to most.

Which is sad as the Olympics legacy, I assumed, was meant to be for all the people not just the privileged few.

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"Famine follows Feast"

Therefore we should not be surprised to learn that in the wake of the £160M blackhole, discovered in the accounts of those allegedly "in charge" (LDA) of the London 2012 Olympics, cuts have to be made.

Projects intended to deliver a legacy of the 2012 Olympics have been cut by the London Development Agency. There will be cuts of over £21M this year affecting 2012-related programmes run by the LDA.

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However, quarterly figures just released show that only three sports (athletics, canoeing and cycling) have recorded an increase in the number of people participating at least once a week; all the others have flatlined.

Don Foster, the Liberal Democrat shadow culture, media and sport secretary, is quoted in The Guardian:

"These disastrous figures show the government's Olympic legacy strategy is going badly wrong. Many sports which have had huge funding increases are actually witnessing a decline in participation."

Throwing money at a problem is not always the best way to resolve it.

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