WELL WELL WELL, SURPRISE SURPRISE - ONLY ONE YEAR AFTER WINNING THE 2012 OLYMPIC BID THE  COST OF THE LONDON OLYMPICS IS SET TO RISE BY WELL OVER £1.5 BILLION, POSSIBLY £2 BILLION, AFTER RADICAL REAPPRAISALS OF FACILITIES  ( JULY 6th 2006).          WORDS  QUOTED IN "THE TIMES" ON

 MINISTERS ARE APPARENTLY USING THE 2012 GAMES TO SPEED UP THEIR REGENERATION PLANS FOR EAST LONDON, WHICH IS SEEN AS THE REASON FOR THIS INCREASE  (ANYONE RECALL BEING TOLD ABOUT THESE " RADICAL REAPPRAISALS OF FACILITIES ")       I WONDER IF THE IOC KNEW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN ONE YEAR AFTER GRANTING THE  2012 OLYMPIC GAMES TO LONDON !

WITH SIX YEARS STILL TO GO CAN ANY LONDONER REALLY BELIEVE THAT ANOTHER £1.5. TO £2 BILLION WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE APPETITE OF THOSE WHO ARE DETERMINED TO MAKE ONLY LONDONERS PAY, WHILST THE REST OF THE COUNTRY LOOKS ON AND LAUGHS ?

AT THE MOMENT TESSA JOWELL, SEB COE, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES ARE TOURING ALL PARTS OF THE UK  TELLING EVERYONE WHAT A GREAT THING IT WILL BE FOR EVERYONE IN THE UK - (AS IT WILL BE FOR THOSE NOT PAYING EXTRA TAX FOR 10/12 YEARS - AND NOT HAVING TO SHARE THE LOSSES).       OUR ESTEEMED SECRETARY OF STATE IS EVEN USING OUR SLOGAN "NOT JUST LONDON " AS SHE EXPLAINS TO THE NON PAYERS THAT THE LONDON GAMES ARE "NOT JUST FOR LONDON ", WHICH OF COURSE IS JUST WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR.

NO-ONE OUTSIDE LONDON GIVES TWO HOOTS HOW MUCH THESE GAMES WILL COST, OR LOSE, BECAUSE IT WILL NOT AFFECT THEM ONE IOTA - BUT LONDONERS ARE SUPPOSED TO SIT BACK AND WAIT FOR OUR SHARE OF THE BILL TO BE DELIVERED, AND THEN BE EXPECTED TO PAY UP, UNDER THREAT OF PROSECUTION !

WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT "COST OVERUNS" HAVE BEEN BUILT INTO THE ESTIMATES AND THAT THE GAMES WILL MAKE £100 MILLION PROFIT - YET WITHIN ONE YEAR OF SECURING THE GAMES ANOTHER £1.5 - £2 BILLION IS BEING REQUIRED BECAUSE OF "RADICAL REAPPRAISALS OF FACILITIES ".       HOW MANY MORE " RADICAL APPRAISALS OF FACILITIES " WILL WE BE TOLD ABOUT OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS ?

NOW THAT THE ORIGINAL PLANS ARE BEING "REAPPRAISED" (ANOTHER EXPRESSION FOR "COSTS INCREASING) IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAT LONDONERS SHOW THE POLITICIANS, THE PLANNERS, THE DEVELOPERS, AND THE SPORTS LOBBY THAT LONDONERS ARE NOT GOING TO BE THE COW THAT THEY CAN MILK AS AND WHEN THEY SEE FIT.         JOIN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THIS EXTRA TAX, AND REFUSE TO ACCEPT A SHARE OF ANY LOSSES THAT THE 2012 OLYMPIC MAY ACCRUE.

HAVING BEEN TOLD THAT "FIRM DISCIPLINE WILL BE EXERCISED OVER SPENDING " WHAT'S GONE WRONG. ? WHAT SMART "SUITS" WORKED OUT THE COSTS IN THE FIRST PLACE - AND WHY ARE THEY NOW £1.5 - £2 BILLION SHORT WITOBTAINING THE HIN ONE YEAR OF CONTRACT ?

SAY "NO" "NO" "NO" AND JOIN OUR STAND BY WITHOLDING THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE LEVY FROM YOUR JANUARY 2007 COUNCIL TAX PAYMENT.