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That sounds a little bit like the politicians who defended £9bn spending! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.11.224.184 ( talk) 13:41, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
Anyone know what the total cost of the Games will be? Kinda need that for NPOV reasons. Also some info on opposition is needed, too. Dan100 ( Talk) July 6, 2005 12:28 (UTC)
This article is a PR peice for the London Olympics it is not even a fair and balanced news paper article. The Critique is minimal. The section entitled legacy of the games is the most outrageous. COmpare it with Munich Olympics one of the most noteworthy in recent years, but for all the wrong reasons.-- 217.44.39.65 10:58, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
"Following three failed consecutive UK bids (Birmingham in 1992 and Manchester in 1996 and 2000), the decision was made to bid with London, given the clear indication that it was the only city in the UK that had a chance of being selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) when put up against other world cities in a competitive bidding process."
I must admit I don't quite see the logic of this. Can anyone provide any background information on what this "clear indication" was? What is the IOC's official position on which cities are "allowed" to bid?
London is obviously the capital city, but that cannot be the only factor, as other non-capitals have been selected in the past (Barcelona etc.)
Surely the logical approach would have been to give a different UK city a crack of the whip, given that London has hosted it twice already? This has been the case with other countries that have hosted the Olympics more than once: e.g. Australia (Sydney and Melbourne); Germany (Berlin and Munich). If there was resistance to giving it to another English city, what about Glasgow or Belfast? 217.155.20.163 00:31, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
Well written, well sourced, informative, no glaring errors, good job! I grant this article GA status. -- Scorpion 17:34, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
A new logo has apparently been chosen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A23431826
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I think there should be some mention of the original logo, the reactions, and the new logo. -- AW ( talk) 13:23, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
I have reverted the previous image and used the original one....(see Image:London 2012 Olympic Games bid logo.jpg).... Seth Whales ( talk) 09:15, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
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