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miniman said:
Indeed, why would they?
http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/newham-life/organi...
Seems that they do, though...
That story is strange, he chose the name 3 years ago after the council verbally told his it should be ok, then 3 years ago the Olympic police visited him and told him to change the name. So why is it in the news today? http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/newham-life/organi...
Seems that they do, though...
zcacogp said:
Have to say, I'm not being terribly upset by the various stories about Olympic plans not going to plan. The M4 being closed and this latest bruhaha about security guards not being ready in time are not a surprise at all. It strikes me that the Olympics are going to highlight large amounts of what is wrong in the UK at the moment; crumbling infrastructure, huge security problems from home-grown terrorists, suppliers who can't deliver on time and to contract and massively greedy corporate giants. Throw in some good seleb-worship (the list of people who are given free tickets will never be made public but the press will helpfully point them out), a whole bunch of benefits-scroungers being given freebee stuff and still causing disruption, large-scale petty crime and a general feeling of 'what a shi ty place this is'.
I can't wait.
Oli.
.I can't wait.
Oli.
I very much echo your sentiments.
This is going to highlight to the billions watching around the world, what a pathetic place London is to hosts the Olympics.
It is just ending up as 1 farce after another, how very embarrassing.
I think there is a lot more gloom and doom heading London's way before the final closing ceremony.
With London winning the rights to stage the Olympics, after the utterly stunning 2008 Beijing Olympics, can only end in tears and humiliation.
vette
eccles said:
miniman said:
Indeed, why would they?
http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/newham-life/organi...
Seems that they do, though...
That story is strange, he chose the name 3 years ago after the council verbally told his it should be ok, then 3 years ago the Olympic police visited him and told him to change the name. So why is it in the news today? http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/newham-life/organi...
Seems that they do, though...
12:00 PM
miniman said:
eccles said:
miniman said:
Indeed, why would they?
http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/newham-life/organi...
Seems that they do, though...
That story is strange, he chose the name 3 years ago after the council verbally told his it should be ok, then 3 years ago the Olympic police visited him and told him to change the name. So why is it in the news today? http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/newham-life/organi...
Seems that they do, though...
12:00 PM
Still a strange story though. Why did it make the press 2 years after it happened.
miniman said:
Indeed, why would they?
http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/newham-life/organi...
Seems that they do, though...
I know they probably do.http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/newham-life/organi...
Seems that they do, though...
What I meant was - why would they care about annoying small businesses - its no loss to them to protect their brand - so they dont care about annoying small businesses.
Maybe small busiensses should take the message that the Olympics dont want them using their brand and to stop using it!
essayer said:
Spotted this on Guido Fawkes this morning:
The Seb Coe Vanity Project rolls on.
I am reminded of all those cheesy '80's films, where the world has been taken over by huge corporations...BBC R4 said:
Evan Davis: Can I go to the Olympics wearing a Pepsi t-shirt?
Lord Coe: No.
ED: Can I wear Nike trainers?
Coe: You can probably walk through wearing Nike trainers
"Probably" Lord Coe: No.
ED: Can I wear Nike trainers?
Coe: You can probably walk through wearing Nike trainers
The Seb Coe Vanity Project rolls on.
So - the Olympics has become nothing more than a corporate advertising vehicle and jolly for the rich - and we're supposed to be excited about it!
also liked the quote from another journalist (didn't catch the name) who Tweeted "the only chance of getting through with Nike trainers, is if G4S do not turn up."uk_vette said:
zcacogp said:
Have to say, I'm not being terribly upset by the various stories about Olympic plans not going to plan. The M4 being closed and this latest bruhaha about security guards not being ready in time are not a surprise at all. It strikes me that the Olympics are going to highlight large amounts of what is wrong in the UK at the moment; crumbling infrastructure, huge security problems from home-grown terrorists, suppliers who can't deliver on time and to contract and massively greedy corporate giants. Throw in some good seleb-worship (the list of people who are given free tickets will never be made public but the press will helpfully point them out), a whole bunch of benefits-scroungers being given freebee stuff and still causing disruption, large-scale petty crime and a general feeling of 'what a shi ty place this is'.
I can't wait.
Oli.
.I can't wait.
Oli.
I very much echo your sentiments.
This is going to highlight to the billions watching around the world, what a pathetic place London is to hosts the Olympics.
It is just ending up as 1 farce after another, how very embarrassing.
I think there is a lot more gloom and doom heading London's way before the final closing ceremony.
With London winning the rights to stage the Olympics, after the utterly stunning 2008 Beijing Olympics, can only end in tears and humiliation.
vette
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/...
London 2012 might not be perfect but its a whole different world away from the "utterly stunning" 2008 Chinese vanity project!
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