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…
2009
26
Nov
Aside from the ever elastic “budget”, it seems that plans for the locations of certain 2012 Olympics venues are somewhat “fluid” as well.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has just finished its fifth visit to London, and is worried that venue pl…
2009
24
Nov
The Olympics minister, Tessa Jowell, has stated in the government’s quarterly report on the London 2012 Olympics that:”This report shows we are still on time and still on budget.”SNORT!What budget is she looking at then?Olympic Medals won during the Be…
2009
10
Nov
My compliments to former Millennium Dome supremo, PY Gerbeau, for nailing the Olympics 2012 nonsense squarely on the head re lack of accountability etc.The hapless Jowell still claims it will cost less than £10BN!See their chat on the BBC.Olympic Meda…
2009
9
Nov
It seems that my warnings about the costs of the Olympics being out of control, made repeatedly on this site, are proving to be correct.The Telegraph reports that the oft reported budget figure of £9.325BN is in fact bollocks. Note, I have repeatedly …
2009
14
Aug
The IOC’s decision to allow women’s boxing at the London 2012 Olympics has produced an effusive outburst of joy from Tessa Jowell (who will not be Olympics Minister by the time the games are staged).She is quoted by the BBC:”It will be a landmark momen…
2009
13
Aug
Re my earlier article about claims by those who should know better that hardly ever rains in London:”Mayor of London Boris Johnson claimed it was dry 94% of the time.Olympic minister Tessa Jowell said: “In the unlikely event that, at some point it rain…
2009
10
Jul
Tessa Jowell has contradicted Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, over the legacy of the London Olympic Stadium.Johnson said last week that it would be “very foolish to rule out” retaining at least a 50,000 capacity as England bids to host the 2018 World C…
2009
6
Jul
The hapless Olympics Minister, Tessa Jowell, is to quit Parliament at the next election (latest 2010). Which means that she will be quitting at least two years before the London games.Will this make any difference to the Olympics?Olympic Medals won dur…
2009
14
May
As expected, the private funds for the London Olympic Village have simply dried up, as the hapless Olympics Minister (Tessa Jowell) was forced to announce that the village has been “nationalised”.In other words the taxpayer is paying for construction, …