Five people from London have been arrested for their involvement in an online ticket fraud for the Beijing Olympics.
Since September the Metropolitan police have been investigating complaints about the failure by companies to supply at least 4,000 tickets for the Olympics and music festivals in the UK.
Xclusive Tickets Limited, Xclusive Leisure & Hospitality Limited are alleged to have sold tickets online for a wide variety of events including the Olympics.
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Thursday, 27 November 2008
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Cancel The Games
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?
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Could it be pride and personal gain comes before common sense?
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Tuesday, 25 November 2008
The Wartime Olympics
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 wartime in getting the project to 2012."
A colossal waste of money at a time when we can ill afford it.
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"I think you will be taking your team through the toughest challenge short of wartime in getting the project to 2012."
A colossal waste of money at a time when we can ill afford it.
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Monday, 24 November 2008
British Pluck
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:
"We are now in a very different economic and financial environment from when we bid for the Games.
The world is a very different place than even six months ago. We want to reassure you: we are no less determined to honour the commitments we made to you.
Even in the current climate and with the complexities of bringing the private sector to the table, there has been no lack of progress."
That's all very well, but even ignoring the current recession, the £12BN plus cost (including £2BN running costs) of the Games is a colossal waste of taxpayers' money.
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He is quoted in the Telegraph as saying:
"We are now in a very different economic and financial environment from when we bid for the Games.
The world is a very different place than even six months ago. We want to reassure you: we are no less determined to honour the commitments we made to you.
Even in the current climate and with the complexities of bringing the private sector to the table, there has been no lack of progress."
That's all very well, but even ignoring the current recession, the £12BN plus cost (including £2BN running costs) of the Games is a colossal waste of taxpayers' money.
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Olympic Report Whitewash
Those in charge of London 2012 are under pressure to release a confidential report by KPMG on Olympics venues, after allegations that it was a "whitewash".
The report considered moving three temporary venues (the equestrian in Greenwich, the shooting in Woolwich and basketball in the Olympic Park) to save costs, but is thought to have recommended they should not be relocated.
Temporary venues provide no legacy, yet the organisers have always promised a legacy for London.
The promises made about the London Olympics simply don't add up.
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The report considered moving three temporary venues (the equestrian in Greenwich, the shooting in Woolwich and basketball in the Olympic Park) to save costs, but is thought to have recommended they should not be relocated.
Temporary venues provide no legacy, yet the organisers have always promised a legacy for London.
The promises made about the London Olympics simply don't add up.
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Jowell's Money Saving Master Plan
Tessa Jowell, the beleaguered and inept Olympics minister, has come up with a master plan to save money and reduce the ballooning London 2012 Olympics budget (currently standing at £12BN, and expected to rise to £20BN).
Her plan?
To present the medal winners with "locally sourced plants", rather than bouquets of expensively imported blooms.
Quote, as per The Guardian:
"We have fabulous British flowers in the summer.
It won't be necessary to fly flowers thousands of miles."
Problem sorted!
Why is this woman still in a job?
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Her plan?
To present the medal winners with "locally sourced plants", rather than bouquets of expensively imported blooms.
Quote, as per The Guardian:
"We have fabulous British flowers in the summer.
It won't be necessary to fly flowers thousands of miles."
Problem sorted!
Why is this woman still in a job?
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Monday, 17 November 2008
Jowell II - The Farce Continues
Tessa Jowell has tried to retract her now infamous comment:
"Had we known what we know now, would we have bid for the Olympics? Almost certainly not."
Unfortunately for her the retraction, not that anyone believes her, comes too late.
The French, according to The Telegraph are laughing themselves silly at the mess that we are making of the Olympics.
Specifically the French media note that the British budget was "fantasy".
I fully agree with them, the budget has ballooned from £3BN to £12BN (including £2BN running costs) and looks likely to top £20BN.
What I do not understand is why Jowell is still in her job?
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"Had we known what we know now, would we have bid for the Olympics? Almost certainly not."
Unfortunately for her the retraction, not that anyone believes her, comes too late.
The French, according to The Telegraph are laughing themselves silly at the mess that we are making of the Olympics.
Specifically the French media note that the British budget was "fantasy".
I fully agree with them, the budget has ballooned from £3BN to £12BN (including £2BN running costs) and looks likely to top £20BN.
What I do not understand is why Jowell is still in her job?
Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics
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