UK regrets bidding for the 2012 Olympic Games

UK regrets bidding for the 2012 Olympic Games
Nov 12, 2008 21:47
CRYSTALRING Points: Join Date: Jun 10, 2008 Status: offline	British Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell has recently admitted that London wouldn’t have bid for the 2012 Olympic Games if they had predicted the economic downturn. Initially, the budget for the games was already tight. Now, the games’ organizers are facing mounting pressures to squeeze the budget in the global financial recession. The motivation for London to host the 2012 Olympics was to rejuvenate “ East End” and boost the country’s economy at large. Right now, it seems that it is a wrong step London has taken. The Games are burdening London. Londoners are caring about jobs and homes but not gold medals. No Beijing extravaganza, London admitted that 2012 Olympics will be a "austerity games".

Nov 12, 2008 21:47

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British Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell has recently admitted that London wouldn’t have bid for the 2012 Olympic Games if they had predicted the economic downturn. Initially, the budget for the games was already tight. Now, the games’ organizers are facing mounting pressures to squeeze the budget in the global financial recession. The motivation for London to host the 2012 Olympics was to rejuvenate “ East End” and boost the country’s economy at large. Right now, it seems that it is a wrong step London has taken. The Games are burdening London. Londoners are caring about jobs and homes but not gold medals.

No Beijing extravaganza, London admitted that 2012 Olympics will be a "austerity games".

Nov 12, 2008 21:57	#1
WANHU Points: Join Date: Feb 20, 2007 Status: Offline	Not really a wrong step, because at that time no one predicted such a downturn, but like the old saying goes, the show must go on although without frills, just like low cost flights, still reach its destinations.

Nov 12, 2008 22:19	#2
LEONARDO Points: Join Date: May 21, 2007 Status: Offline	No one knows what will happen in the future. London does not need to regret its decision. Just show the world that it has ever tried hard.

Nov 12, 2008 22:20	#3
FRANKENSTEIN Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: Offline	UK just makes complaints. UK has took this "job" so that it needs to finish it no matter how hard it is.

Nov 13, 2008 02:53	#4
AL32 Points: Join Date: Sep 11, 2007 Status: Offline	Exactly: review your budget and live with it!! But saddly, with each new Olympic, we get further and further from the true idea of the games: sports competition not a marketing show and millions spent. I know many people that are no longer watching the Olympics for that very reason. Same for professional sports: don't ask me to cheer for athleetes making tens of millions each year...

Nov 13, 2008 05:48	#5
CARLOS Points: Join Date: Sep 10, 2007 Status: Offline	Al, cynical statement... ,,, but so true... Carlos

Nov 15, 2008 21:13	#6
SHESGOTTOBE Points: Join Date: Nov 23, 2007 Status: Offline	UK will be fine. They don't have to produce an extravagant Olympics. I'm sure people all over the world will appreciate it no matter what and I am sure that they will appreciate the use of good judgment in making it simple during these times. Just do what they are supposed to do. Just host and get it over with. They don't have anything to prove.

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