Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

September 6, 2008 2:42:05 AM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

Brits 'Duped' Over Olympic Pricetag

Posted Apr 22, 08 3:00 AM CDT in World,  Sports 

(Newser) – The projected pricetag of the 2012 Olympic games in London has more than doubled to $18 billion since the city was picked as host three years ago—and the British  government is being accused of deliberately low-balling estimates to sell the event to the public, the Guardian reports. A public spending watchdog says the original figure was completely unrealistic.

"It seems extraordinary that foreseeable costs were left out of the budget," he said. "Parliament and the public were undoubtedly misled over the true costs of the Olympic project."

Source Guardian (UK)

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • Former London Mayor Will Advise Chávez

    Aug 28, 08 6:08 AM CDT
    Former London Mayor Will Advise Chávez Ken Livingstone, London's mayor from 2000 until his election defeat this May, has found a new job: consultant to Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chávez. "Red Ken," who has long been a supporter of the socialist president, will advise pro-government mayors on urban planning, reports the BBC. Last year Livingstone cut an oil deal with Chávez to provide cheap fuel to London's buses—an agreement phased out by his successor.
    More »

  • After Beijing Pageantry, London 2012 Tries ... a Bus

    Aug 25, 08 2:24 PM CDT
    After Beijing Pageantry, London 2012 Tries ... a Bus The Beijing Olympics' closing ceremony was predictably stupendous, with thousands of acrobats and "more orthodontically screened children," writes Guardian columnist Marina Hyde. It certainly ran over the 8-minute tableau promoting the 2012 Games in London. While China spent years preparing its "deliciously understated 16-day world domination infomercial," the Brits decided on a low-budget showcase that featured rain-soaked commuters waiting for a bus.
    More »

  • Murdoch Set to Finance Editor in UK Election

    Jun 13, 08 7:30 AM CDT
    Murdoch Set to Finance Editor in UK Election With the personal backing of Rupert Murdoch, the former editor of Britain's biggest-selling tabloid is set to run in a special election triggered by yesterday's surprise resignation of a top Tory. Kelvin MacKenzie, who edited Murdoch's Sun for more than a decade, is preparing to contest the seat vacated by David Davis. Davis quit Parliament in protest after it narrowly passed a law authorizing pretrial detention of 42 days for terrorist suspects. More »

  • Londoner Dies in Double-Decker Crash

    May 20, 08 9:14 AM CDT
    Londoner Dies in Double-Decker Crash A double-decker bus crashed into a tree this morning near Tower Bridge, one of London's most famous landmarks, leaving one woman dead and 19 people injured. The victim was believed to be a pedestrian in her early 20s. Bystanders told the Times of London that
    the bus windows had been smashed and that the top deck of the bus had "pretty much caved in." More »

  • Hooker Sex Is Rape, London Ads Warn Johns

    May 8, 08 12:10 PM CDT
    Hooker Sex Is Rape, London Ads Warn Johns British authorities are targeting men who pay for sex with a hard-hitting ad campaign comparing some instances to rape, Reuters reports. Because thousands of women trafficked into the country each year are forced into prostitution, there's nothing consensual about the sex they sell, the ads suggest. "Walk in a punter, walk out a rapist," say the ads to be posted in men's rooms. More »

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of the London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG), pauses during a news conference in London, in this April 21, 2006 file photo.   (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
Aerial view of construction work on the main stadium for the 2012 London Olympics near Stratford in east London, Thursday Feb. 7, 2008.   (AP Photo)
This artists impression released by the London 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, shows the 2012 Olympic Stadium to be built in London.   (AP Photo)
London 2012 Chairman Sebastian Coe poses with the London 2012 Olympic logo as he addresses journalists.   (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Threads (1 of 2)

Tags

United Kingdom  • London  • 2012 London Olympics  • Ken Livingstone  • British Parliament


Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

Today's Most Popular


Other Sports Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »