Olympic's opening ceremony.

What is lacking in your life that you need the government to spend money on?

Do you know how much the olympics will generate for the country?
 
Just on the money side of things. When we had the commonwealth games in Manchester. It generated £72,000,000. Which was spent by the council regenerating run down areas. Also the sport facility's that were left behind. I don't think it is a coincidences that the resurgence of cycling coincides with the building of the new velourdrome here. As that is where they train.
 
Dave £72 Mil is chicken feed compared to £11BN+. Yes when Edinburgh had it to, we still use a lot of there facilities. But it cost nothing like what they have just spent.
 
munro007 said:
The only people i can see winning on this, are greeders in London.
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I don't think many greeders live in the east end of London, much of which has been massively regenerated by the Olympic project.

Think I am correct in saying it's one of the poorer areas of the city.

It is a lot of money but i think millions of youngsters would have been/will be inspired by these games and you can't put a price on that.
 
munro007 said:
Dave £72 Mil is chicken feed compared to £11BN+. Yes when Edinburgh had it to, we still use a lot of there facilities. But it cost nothing like what they have just spent.
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Its not the total you should be looking at that as some of that is lottery, sponsoring etc.

Yes there is an amount of public funding but the amount of regeneration, future jobs in those area's should return that over the years.
 
munro007 said:
Dave £72 Mil is chicken feed compared to £11BN+. Yes when Edinburgh had it to, we still use a lot of there facilities. But it cost nothing like what they have just spent.
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True I don't disagree, Just making the point it did make a profit. Which added a fair whack to Manchesters budget
 
munro007 said:
Do you not read my posts. Far to much money is getting spent on it.



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Lets not worry, it won't stop you getting the freebies that you get up there in bonny Scotland that we pay for. Probably would have enough to have your own Olympic games if it wasn't wasted on freebie benefits that we have to pay for don here!
 
The aquatic centre looks like quite an amazing facility. And two 50m pools, I hear. That's going to be pretty great for Londoners after the games.

I think everyone could endlessly debate how to spend public money. Up here we've definitely had reservations about the Olympics cost - partially I'm sure due to a bit of envy; these big events are only ever drawn to London. I'm sure some of the dissenters would feel differently if the Olympics were in Edinburgh.
 
Chris D
Please supply evidence on the Scotland link on 'Freebies' or are you making up Daily Mail stories.

I think Scotland has paid more than the rest of the UK [pro rata] for the London Olympics.



On a lighter note anyone compared the Edinburgh trams budget to the Olympics.
And before Chris gets Tooooo excited it was a city budget not a Scotland/UK one.
 
Absolutely loved it - some laugh out loud - some brought a wee tear to my eye. According to Beeb some 27million folk watched it - that's £1 each.
Pretty darn good value I'd say so :whoo::clap: to Danny and everyone involved.
 
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