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Who care's if GB get's the Olympics?
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Andy 008...........you really must be joking.
Admittedly London and the SE of England have a good percentage of the population but you're hardly in the underpriviledged category, and there are many other places in need of regeneration.
Personally I hope it goes to Paris......within easy commuting distance from anywhere in GB without having to spend billions on non-essentials. Put the money to better use please.
Admittedly London and the SE of England have a good percentage of the population but you're hardly in the underpriviledged category, and there are many other places in need of regeneration.
Personally I hope it goes to Paris......within easy commuting distance from anywhere in GB without having to spend billions on non-essentials. Put the money to better use please.
Today on the way home there was no met line because of a signal failure and emergency engineering works caused by rain. The chiltern line replacement train broke down at Harrow (the door got stuck). How we can hope to have public transport in place for 2012 is beyond me - and yet the private tube companies can pay out bonuses of �9 million to their head honchos with delays every day for the poor passengers who spend a fortune. Never mind extra commuters travelling between events in such geographically dispersed areas as Stratford and Wimbledon.
And guess what? the olympic visitors got special trains run for them when they visited - not for them the reality of a London rush hour.
As I have said in another thread, the last Olympics not to make all the money back that was spent was Seoul in 1988. Every Olympics since Barcelona has MADE money on top of all the expenses laid ot including new Stadia etc. Not to mention the improved transport network, improved lower budget accommodation etc etc
Personally, I love the Olympics. i find if exciting, moving, entertaining. I wish Birmingham had the facilities to have it. I save up any leave I have to take time off when it's on so that I can watch the live events whatever time of day or night they are on. We even spent the 2 weeks of our honeymoon during the 1988 Seoul games watching every night (how romantic!). That was the year that Ben Johnson was disqualified and GB Men's hockey won gold. I don't mind paying extra taxes and having to accomodate extra visitors and building if it means we can have better sports facilities.
I come from Greece but living in and out of UK. The infrastructure
that was created is underused , almost useless. Unless there is not huge interest in sports by British or there is the likelihood of not being able to organize future, sport super events, you shouldn't be bothered to host the Olympics. The operation costs of the infrastructure are enormous without adding $$$$$ for anti-terrorist measures!!
that was created is underused , almost useless. Unless there is not huge interest in sports by British or there is the likelihood of not being able to organize future, sport super events, you shouldn't be bothered to host the Olympics. The operation costs of the infrastructure are enormous without adding $$$$$ for anti-terrorist measures!!
