2010
13
Apr
The Telegraph reports that two years ago Aggregate Industries was awarded the contract to supply aggregate materials (eg concrete, gravel, stone and sand) to the Olympic Park. A key element, so people were given to understand at the time, of the contra…
2009
19
Nov
It seems that mere mortals in Woolwich, not lucky enough to be granted special travel lanes/travel arrangements for the Olympics, will be suffering some considerable travel inconvenience during (and indeed in the 9 months preceding) the London Olympics…
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
Sep
Lord laird has set the cat among the Olympic pigeons by questioning the integrity of charter deals for a fleet of boats intended to be used for corporate entertainment, media, accommodation and other purposes for the London 2012 Olympics.Lord Laird has…
2009
20
Aug
It seems that the Leabank Square Residents’ Association (who reside in the shadow of the London Olympic construction site) have fallen foul of the Olympic Development Authority (ODA), in a dispute over comments made on the residents’ blogsite.The blog …
2009
17
Jul
How reassuring to see that, despite the current recession and a budget that is out of control, those tasked with keeping the costs of the London Olympics 2012 under control are making sure that they are personally not in danger of facing any undue fina…
2009
10
Jun
Figures provided by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) show that of the 4,101 workers employed in constructing the Olympic Park, approximately 20% are from the five local boroughs. Within the 20%, only 115 were formerly unemployed in Greenwich, Hackn…
2009
23
Apr
The Liberal Democrats have warned that the organisers of the London 2012 Olympics have failed to award small businesses, promised a share of the games, despite the fact that a special website (CompeteFor) for matching Olympic suppliers with buyers has …
2009
6
Feb
Despite the fact that we are now facing the worst recession for decades, the costs of the 2012 Olympics are defying normal economic laws during a recession and are continuing to rise.The Telegraph reports that the cost of venues have risen by £97M in …
2009
4
Feb
Plans to introduce face recognition and fingerprint technology to control entry to the 2012 Olympics construction site are still out to tender. This is despite the fact that thousands of construction workers are already on site, constructing the buildi…