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
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
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
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
22
Jan
The organisers of the London 2012 Olympics (Locog) have demonstrated yet again that the games are more about money and sponsorship, rather than sport.Locog have allocated 60,000 tickets to a New Jersey company (JetSet Sports) for the overseas hospitali…
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
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
18
Jan
Lord West (a Home Office Minister) has reassured a House of Lords sub committee that the London Olympics are safe from being hit by sewage travelling at “40 miles an hour”.I am at a loss to understand why sewage would suddenly shoot out onto the site. …
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…
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…