DURING THE DEBATE ON THIS BILL THE SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE,MEDIA AND SPORT, TESSA JOWELL, TOLD MPs THAT -

(Quote) " AFTER THE GAMES, THE OLYMPIC DELIVERY AUTHORITY WILL TAKE CHARGE OF RECONFIGURING THE VENUES. THIS IS VITAL BECAUSE OF OUR INTENTION TO USE THE OLYMPICS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE FACILITIES WITH A LASTING PURPOSE, NOT JUST IN LONDON BUT RIGHT ACROSS THE UK. INDEED A NUMBER OF FACILITIES, SUCH AS SWIMMING POOLS AND INDOOR ARENAS WILL BE RELOCATED FROM THE OLYMPIC PARK TO OTHER PARTS OF THE UK. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE CRITICAL ISSUE IN MEETING THE VERY HIGH LEGACY THRESHOLD THAT WE HAVE SET IN JUDGING THE SUCCESS OF THE GAMES " (Unquote)> 

READ THAT AGAIN - IN NON POLITICAL LANGUAGE IT MEANS THAT NOT ONLY ARE LONDONERS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY AN EXTRA TAX FOR THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES UNTIL AT LEAST 4 YEARS AFTER THE GAMES HAVE FINIISHED , WE  WILL ALSO HAVE TO WATCH WHILE MUCH OF THE OLYMPIC EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ARE DISMANTLED FROM THE LONDON OLYMPIC PARK AND GIVEN AWAY, YES GIVEN AWAY TO OTHER MAJOR CITIES IN THE UK, WHOSE CITIZENS HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED TO PAY ONE PENNY PIECE IN EXTRA TAX.

HOW THEY MUST BE LAUGHING UP THEIR SLEEVES AT US LONDONERS - AND THANKING THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES FOR PREVENTING THE OLYMPIC TAX IMPOSED ON LONDONERS FROM BEING IMPOSED ON THEM !

THE PRESENTATION BY THE LONDON OLYMPIC BID TEAM TO THE IOC MADE GREAT PLAY ON THE FACT THAT A LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES WOULD, AND MUST BENEFIT ALL THE UK, NOT JUST LONDON - SO WHY ARE LONDONERS, 7 MILLION OUT OF A UK POPULATION OF 56 MILLION, THE ONLY ONES TO BE TOLD. NOT ASKED, NOT CONSULTED, BUT JUST TOLD, HOW MUCH WE MUST PAY, FOR HOW LONG, AND THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A SHARE OF ANY OLYMPIC FINANCIAL LOSS ?

WHAT COMMITTEE - OF A GOLF CLUB - TENNIS CLUB - TRADE UNION - WORKING MENS CLUB - WOMENS INSTITUTE, OR ANY OTHER ORGANISATION WOULD ACCEPT, LET ALONE NEGOTIATE SUCH A ONE SIDED, OPEN ENDED DEAL FOR THOSE WHO IT REPRESENTED - BUT THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT LONDONERS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE AGREED TO ON OUR BEHALF -

OH ! AND DID YOU KNOW THAT IT HAS ALSO BEEN AGREED THAT SPECIAL INCOME TAX ARRANGEMENTS WILL APPLY TO ALL FOREIGN ATHLETES.   THE WORDING GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS " BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE GAMES, THE UK GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS THAT FORIEGN RESIDENT ATHLETES, TRAINERS, ADVISORS, PHYSIO'S AND THE IOC,  WILL NOT PAY UK INCOME TAX ON ANY INCOME ARISING FROM THEIR PERFORMANCE AT THE UK GAMES."       UK OLYMPIC ATHLETES ENJOY THIS SPECIAL TAX BREAK WHEN THEY COMPETE IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES HELD ABROAD.

SO WHILE LONDONERS PAY EXTRA TAX FOR 10/12 YEARS (AS FROM APRIL 2006,) AND A SHARE OF THE LOSSES ,(AS FROM 2012)  FOREIGN ATHLETES AND HANGERS ON, WILL NOT PAY ANY INCOME TAX ON ANY EARNINGS ARISING FROM THEIR PERFORMANCE AT THE GAMES. 

WHAT A GOOD DEAL (FOR EVERYONE EXCEPT LONDONERS) !!    WE WERE  REALLY STICHED  UP BACK IN 2003 - WHEN GORDON, KEN, SEB AND TESSA, AND THE LONDON LABOUR MP's, ALL AGREED TO THESE CONCESSIONS, AND THAT OTHER UK CITIZENS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY EXTRA OLYMPIC TAX - PLUS  THEY COULD ALSO CLAIM  SOME OF THE OLYMPIC EQUIPMENT FOR "FREE" WHEN THE GAMES HAD FINISHED !!

                                               "SOLD DOWN THE RIVER"  ! !                            

     LONDONERS  WERE  PUSHED I NTO IT  AND  THEN  HELD  UNDER ! !

        LET'S GET OUR OWN BACK AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION