Olympics cost

GrannyGravy13

The cost is £7.5 billion, but how much will it generate for hotels, transport, restaurants, souvenirs etc.?

All the above will generate taxes going straight into Government coffers.

Yes, as do other big events.

Of course they do and probably generate more than is spent.

Kate1949

Birmingham where I am hosted the last Commonwealth Games. The Council has since gone bankrupt. There were just under 1000 apartments built for the athletes which weren't completed in time and now lie empty despite a housing crisis. A complete waste of money.

You need new Councillors, ones that can do the job for which they were elected.

Pigeons feasts and cornfields comes to mind.

Athrawes

My thoughts are similar to yours Pippa22

I find sport boring most of the time I'm afraid. It seems to be getting more expensive when there are real problems to be sorted out around the world.

So you think that stopping nations of the world coming together in friendly rivalry and competition is going to solve the world's problems?

It would only add to them.

How ever much they spent it would not encourage me to visit Paris again, I do however like the rest of France.

Nanniejude

This country isn’t ‘on it’s knees!
Everyone I see is walking around with a mobile phone in their hands, we have clean water, free schools and the NHS!
Look at the cars driving around, the busy shops,pubs and restaurants.
Obviously there’s plenty of scope for improvement but definitely not on our knees!
The Olympics is a great sporting event!

The NHS? Not so much these days.

Cossy

Maggiemaybe

Found it! 100m freestyle moaning.

www.theguardian.com/global/cartoon/2012/jul/28/olympics-modern-toss-freestyle-moaning

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I was one of those who was afraid that our Olympics would turn out to be a national embarrassment - probably with rain on top! - so was delighted to be proved so very wrong. They were a triumph all round.