The media having overdosed on the “jubilee” it is now ramming the
“carrying the torch” down our throats, they get the kids out of
school to make sure they have a crowd. May I suggest to all those
good folk who line the streets to see the big cigarette lighter being
paraded through their village/town/city, to take a good look as it
will be about all they will see of the Olympics, unless they stay
seated in front of a TV. What they probably don't realise is that,
that television viewing will one of the most expensive viewings in
their lives. They get to see the “torch” and pick up a tab of £24
billion for a television show.
Our
millionaire lords and masters spouted about the Olympics being a mere
£2.4 billion which would be mainly private capital, however the
price-tag rocket and private capital evaporate, leaving the tax payer
to pick up the tab. By 2007 the cost was revised up to £9.3 billion,
the public funding had tripled and private capital had dwindled to
less than 2%. It doesn't stop there, the House of Commons Public
Accounts Committee now put the cost at £11 billion with the tax
payer taking the hit. While a SKY Sports investigation, including the
transport upgrade put the cost at £24 billion. An awful lot of money
for a TV show!! Since that is all most of the people of this country
will ever see.
The
other more sinister side of this billion pound fun TV show will be
the militarisation of London. The city will have surface-to-air
missiles, a naval battleship moored offshore, 13,500 military
personnel roaming around, which is about 4,000 more than we have
based in Afghanistan. Hovering overhead will be lightweight aerial
drones with elite firearms response units and snipers lurking below.
All of this is not enough for the US, who will be sending their own
security team which will include 500 FBI agents. This security comes
at a price, £1 billion and counting. Plus it will set a precedent
for drones, sniper and military patrolling our streets. Yes it will
leave a lasting legacy, of debt and surveillance.
