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SOME LONDONERS, ALTHOUGH OBJECTING TO THE 10/12 YEARS EXTRA TAX AND LOSSES TO HELP PAY FOR THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS, STILL THINK THAT "NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT" -      THIS IS JUST WHAT THE VESTED INTERESTS AND THEIR SUPPORTING LONDON POLITICIANS  WANT.      

THE DEAL THAT HAS PLACED A HEAVY DEBT ON THE SHOULDERS OF LONDONERS YEARS BEFORE THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES COMMENCE, AND FOR YEARS AFTER THE GAMES HAVE FINISHED, WAS STITCHED UP BEFORE LONDONERS KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AND THOSE RESPONSIBLE ARROGANTLY THOUGHT THAT ONCE THE DEAL WAS DONE THEIR CONSTITUENTS WOULD JUST HAVE TO LUMP IT.

WE NOW KNOW, FROM THE SO-CALLED EXPERTS, DEVELOPERS AND MONEYMEN THAT COSTS WILL BE VERY MUCH HIGHER THAN THEY FIRST THOUGHT (WHICH MEANS THAT THEY GET MORE AND MORE CASH FROM THESE GAMES WHILST LONDONERS ARE LEFT WITH MORE AND MORE DEBTS)   AND YET TESSA JOWELL REFUSES TO PLACE A LIMIT ON WHAT DEBTS LONDONERS ARE LEFT WITH,  BUT NOT TO WORRY IT WILL ONLY BE IN THE LONDON AREA THAT THE DEBTS WILL PILE UP AS OUTSIDE LONDON THERE IS NO EXTRA OLYMPIC TAX.

DON'T FORGET, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE EXTRA TAX WOULD BE FOR 10/12 YEARS TO RAISE £625 MILLION - BUT THIS WAS THE FIGURE AT THE TIME WHEN LONDONERS WERE ALSO BEING TOLD THE COST OF THE LONDON GAMES WOULD BE £2.5 BILLION.

WITH THE REAL COST LIKELY TO BE 3/4 TIMES THE ORIGINAL £2.5 BILLION YOU DON'T NEED A CALCULATOR TO KNOW WHAT "THE OLYMPIANS" HAVE IN MIND FOR LONDONERS WHEN TESSA JOWELL  REFUSES TO LIMIT THE LOSSES/DEBTS LONDONERS WILL BE FORCED TO PAY UNDER THREAT OF PROSECUTION - THEY WANT LONDONERS TO AGREE TO HONOUR A BLANK CHEQUE - AND  OUR ELECTED LONDON MPs HAVE AGREED TO THIS ON OUR BEHALF.     (SOME REPRESENTATION THAT !)

MAKE A STAND IN JANUARY 2008 BY DEDUCTING THE OLYMPIC TAX FROM YOUR COUNCIL TAX PAYMENT FOR THAT MONTH.        REJECT THE AGREEMENT OUR ELECTED MPs HAVE COMMITTED US TO - THEY CAN WELL AFFORD THE EXTRA TAX, WE CAN'T - AND LET'S NOT FORGET OUR DEBTS WHEN THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION COMES AROUND.

MAKE A STAND IN JANUARY 2008  AND SAY "NO" TO THE OLYMPIC TAX AND OLYMPIC LOSSES/DEBTS THAT LONDON MAYOR KEN LIVINGSTONE IMPOSED ON LONDONERS.

                                 VOTE FOR A NEW MAYOR IN MAY 2008