Marmora Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > But it's the London Games! > > That doesn't mean it has to be within 5 miles of > Charing Cross - it's costing London tax payers a > bundle of dosh. Boris has tried to inject some > sense by mandating the use of Wembley stadium > rather than building temporary stadiums, but > further money could be saved by holding the > shooting at Bisley, the horse events at Gatcombe > Park and so on. Putting a monetary value on the wastage, the cost of building at Bisley was estimated at ?28m-?30m whereas the cost for Woolwich is ?42m. On top of this, the temporary stadiums are to be pulled down after the event leaving no legacy (legacy being one of the main arguments Lord Coe and Tessa Jowell used for holding the olympics in London) for the various sports. Quite literally throwing our money down the drain!
