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You must be one of the rich residents of East London then you talk to
my friend in Sidcup and she will tell you what she thinks about having
her council tax bill increased due to the poxy Olympics and she would
also tell you what she thinks about the damned stupid dome which
London decided to throw money away on.
I tell you if I lived in London after what was reveled regarding the
Olympics today there would have been a for sale notice in our garden
now !!!. As a matter of fact another friend who used to live in south
London sold up and moved up here to Lancashire very soon after he
heard London had got the games .

Since when was Sidcup in East London? The fact that the LB of Bromley
has increased their council tax by 3% (which they state is the lowest
for years and below inflation of 4.2%) is hardly because of the
Olympics.

No, I'm not one of the 'rich residents' - just one that appreciates that
money is coming this way to regenerate East London - and not some
wannabe posh area in the sticks of South East London.

You're obviously not a resident, but still feel you can comment on what
is good for us!

I used to live in Lancashire but I'm happy to be here now. The council
tax for what would be my house 'up there' is greater that what I pay
now. How is Lancashire better exactly?

It is actually a good way for us to show the world how we can shine with
our organisational skills, and at the same time put some money into a
run down area to develop it.

But who's money ? the dear old ladies next door who worked and saved
all her life to build a little nest egg for her retirement just to
have it all taken from her now by red ken in increased council tax to
help pay for the Olympics .

When EVERYONE in this country has a decent home and pensioners have a
decent level of income then I will agree with throwing money away on
ANY KIND of sport or athletics .

You really have no idea, do you?
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In message , asdf
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It is actually a good way for us to show the world how we can shine with
our organisational skills,

The thing is, most people don't give a toss about this (or at least
not enough to want to pay for any of it).

Besides, we're just as likely to embarrass ourselves instead, with our
lack of organisational skills or any ability to keep to a budget.

Maybe we will. I didn't say we would actually succeed - just a way for
us to show!
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In message ,
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Exactly it is the cost of it all what matters and I have just heard on
the news that government is going to be meeting TWO THIRDS of the cost
of the 2012 Olympics which in fact means that EVERY person in the UK is
going to have to cough up some cash by means of VAT increases in VAT
levels by Brown or his successor. Plus of course revenue generated from
fuel duties ,stamp duty on property,and every other form of tax which
the government extracts money from us all with and I do mean all and
all including little kids by paying VAT on things they buy with their
spending money each week .

Make your mind up - either the LB of Bromley is footing the bill (via
your mythical friend) or the whole country is going to have an increase
in VAT.

You just regurgitate the rubbish you see on TV but don't actually bother
to think for yourself, do you? You believe it's all fact cause it's on
the telly?
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On Thu, 15 Mar 2007, John Hearns wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

The lost land! The Bow back rivers area is one of my favourite places
in London; i don't know that i'd call it 'lost'. But then, i don't have
to live there!

Me too. But sadly very soon to be closed off, the wilderness "tidied up"
and the diggers to move in for the Olympics. Get up there now to see the
area while you can.

To a point - nothing Olympic is happening south of the GEML (or north of
the East Cross Route), barring a couple of car parks, so quite a lot of
the area will survive. A lot of the beautiful-in-their-own-way places will
indeed go, though .

tom

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nothing Olympic is happening south of the GEML (or north of
the East Cross Route), barring a couple of car parks

So all those "exciting" deserted factories (one of them occupied by
some weird church, and I suspect that without authorization), dusty
empty office buildings, and ruined garages will become part of the
Olympic settings? Wow!

In article .com,
alex_t wrote:

nothing Olympic is happening south of the GEML (or north of
the East Cross Route), barring a couple of car parks

So all those "exciting" deserted factories (one of them occupied by
some weird church, and I suspect that without authorization), dusty
empty office buildings, and ruined garages will become part of the
Olympic settings? Wow!

What *is* Britain's special sport for hosting the games - Olympic
warehouse squatting ? :-)

Nick (let's parteee ...)
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