and aren't we lucky that the true cost is sure to be at least 15 billion? cos those New Labour scumbags couldn't run a p*ss up in a brewery!
2007-03-16 01:21:09 · 8 answers · asked by Bob N 4 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
You are right, politicians can talk about running things, but are useless at actually running things. They deliberately under estimated the cost originally so as not to frighten people. Their latest excuse for cost overruns is, ah well, we are regenerating the area as well. That was always going to be essential.
In recent years, like most other things, the Olympics has become politically correct, all sports must be represented in the interests of inclusiveness. Even those where there already exits a world stage for that particular sport, eg. Tennis, Football etc. Whatever happened to strongest, fastest, longest, highest. There are far too many sports and events represented nowadays, and the original Olympic ideal of amateurism, now lost. I have a particular downer on team events, how do you judge each individual performance? Also, events where artistic skill is involved, and the marking therefore, subjective, eg. trampolining, diving, and many other similar events. In fact, they are not really sports, but more artistic spectacles, or entertainment.
There should be a permanent site erected, say Athens, to avoid the ridiculous cost of different countries competing to upstage each other every four years.
2007-03-16 23:53:29 · answer #1 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Better you than us. They're now talking about how the Chinese want to destroy our economy...and have the ability to do it. At least with the Olympics you have some chance of recouping some of that money. With the Chinese we're just up to our ears in chopsticks...and we're unemployed.
2007-03-16 12:21:20 · answer #2 · answered by The Academy Is 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah and the thieving b*stards are nicking it off the good causes from lottery funds.I also understand that Rome is still paying for theirs.
2007-03-16 13:23:32 · answer #3 · answered by David 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
that is an absolute bargain!!! for the moment...compared to the Iraq war,,,trident deterrent..wasted billions on the NHS that has been spent already
2007-03-16 09:09:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it`s fab let`s hope they`ll put our taxes up to help to pay for it, I blame Linford Christy anyway
2007-03-16 14:16:03 · answer #5 · answered by Dorian 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The south will make a lotta money.
2007-03-16 11:59:02 · answer #6 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not. really. i don't want the olympics- i think it's a waste of money and anyway, those that do want it should be made to fund it and people in britain of whom don't want the olympics, should not be made to pay for it
2007-03-16 08:59:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
good thing they don't run heineken
2007-03-16 23:31:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋