hugh wrote:
In message , Bill Wright
writes
hugh wrote:

Or Yorkshire! They should have had the Olympics nationwide, using
the facilities already existing.

My main thoughts are for the small business thrown off their
premises in East London, just for a silly sport event. It's an
outrage.

Bill
The Olympics are awarded to a city not a country.
Yes but once awarded to London the committee could have used venues
anywhere in the country.

Bill
Don't venues have to be specified in the bid document i.e. b4 the games
are awarded

They were. Plan "A" was to have almost all events, apart from those like
sailing and rowing that require a *lot* of space for the course, in
newly built arenas and stadia on one site, ajacent to the accommodation
blocks and media centre.

Politics and economics have intervened, and many events will now be held
in existing facilities contrary to the original plan, but, in theory,
saving loadsamoney. The priority lanes which will be needed through
London for Olympic traffic as a result are going to make life interesting...

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Tciao for Now!

John.