2009
15
Jan
Another Olympics sponsor has bitten the dust, thanks to the recession.Nortel, the telecoms equipment company has filed for bankruptcy protection today in a move affecting around 2,000 UK staff. Nortel UK is a £40M “tier one” sponsor of London’s 2012 O…
2008
16
Dec
Tessa Jowell referred to the Olympics 2012 as being a “shot in the arm”, whilst appearing on BBC Two’s Daily Politics programme, at a time when Britain is expected to go into recession. She noted:”But, as it turns out, facing a recession deeper than an…
2008
4
Dec
The hapless and hopeless Tessa Jowell has put her put into again, by lecturing so called “junk food” sponsors of the Olympics 2012.Jowell, who spoke at a local government conference, said that companies such as Coca-Cola, Cadbury and McDonald’s “need t…
2008
2
Dec
ZaNu Labour would still have us believe that the 2012 London Olympics (currently budgeted to cost us £12BN, including £2BN running costs) will produce tangible benefits for the ordinary people of Britain (not just those executives involved in the IOC…
2008
1
Dec
The Times reports that Lord Moynihan is moaning that that the target of fourth place in the 2012 London Olympics medal table for Team GB will slip to 8th, if budget cuts of up to £79M are pushed through.Quote:”We will be deeply disappointed this week …
2008
26
Nov
Given that the Olympics were cancelled during both world wars, why do the IOC and LOCOG not think outside of the box and cancel the 2012 Games?Could it be pride and personal gain comes before common sense?Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olym…
2008
25
Nov
Kevin Gosper, a member of the Sydney Olympic organising committee and chairman of the IOC’s media commission, told Locog chairman Lord Coe at the four-day IOC conference:”I think you will be taking your team through the toughest challenge short of wart…
2008
24
Nov
Lord Coe displayed true British pluck and guts during a meeting of European Olympic committees in Istanbul, when he told them that the UK organisers of the London 2012 Games would “honour commitments” to the IOC. He is quoted in the Telegraph as saying…
2008
14
Nov
Unsurprisingly Tessa Jowell’s comments about the Olympics not being a good idea have provoked a minor uproar.London Mayor Boris Johnson said:”The case for the Games, if anything, is stronger in difficult times, and I believe that the development under …
2008
13
Nov
Tessa Jowell, the minister for the Olympics and Paymaster General, has had an epiphany.She has finally realised, and publicly admitted, that the London 2012 Olympics are a mistake.Something that everyone else has been saying for the last few years.Jowe…