2011
5
Apr
It would seem that some people involved with the London Olympics 2012 simply cannot resist sticking their snouts in the trough.The Telegraph recently reported that some of London’s leading hotel groups (including Intercontinental, Hilton and Thistle) a…
2011
4
Apr
Lord Coe has waded into the dispute between the knobheads running the British Olympic Association (BOA) and Locog.The dispute is over how any post Games surplus (there’s optimism for you!) should be defined. The BOA argues that the surplus should be ca…
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
23
Feb
Colin Dawe said: “We’re talking about legacy, you’re talking about upgrading toilets as a result of this.” Source Dorset Echo.Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 OlympicsDon’t forget to visit www.theolympicswarehouse.comwww.olympicsdiary.com b…
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
9
Dec
The organisers of the London Olympics, LOCOG, have achieved something of a coup in creating an apparent sea change in attitude amongst the residents of Greenwich wrt plans for using Greenwich Park to stage the equestrian events for the London 2012 Olym…
2009
1
Dec
Delegates attending ESA’s (a market research organisation) Future Sponsorship conference gave a 66% thumbs down to the International Olympic Committee’s TOP sponsorship programme, stating that it failed to deliver value for money.Chris Townsend, commer…
2009
16
Nov
It is “interesting” to note that, despite the Olympics 2012 being the greatest security threat to this country since the Second World War (not my words, but Lord West’s), Olympics organisers are recruiting teenagers to guard the games.London Organising…