TALK ABOUT "POLITICALSPEAK" - THE EX MAYOR OF LONDON EMPHASISED THAT "LONDONERS WILL NOT PAY ANYMORE THAN THAT ALREADY AGREED".     NOW THAT SOUNDS OK DOESN'T IT ?     BUT LOOK AGAIN AT THIS STATEMENT.     THE EX MAYOR DID NOT SAY " IT WOULD NOT COST LONDONERS ANYMORE THAN THAT PREVIOUSLY AGREED" - ( see the subtle difference - and remember, he agreed what Londoners would pay in the first place - way back in 2003)

EVERY YEAR THE GOVERNMENT ALLOCATES CASH TO ALL AREAS OF THE UK FROM THE TAXES IT COLLECTS FROM ALL OF US AND EACH YEAR SOME £20 BILLION OF LONDON TAXES ARE "REDISTRIBUTED" - "ALLOCATED" - "TRANSFERRED" (call it what you will) TO OTHER REGIONS, CITIES, OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL.     IN OTHER WORDS LONDONERS DO NOT GET BACK IN GRANTS ALL OF THE TAXES IT RAISES.     LONDON DOES RECEIVE A GRANT FROM CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS, THE SAME AS THE REST OF THE UK, FROM WHICH THE MAYOR OF LONDON FINANCES ALL MANNER OF PROJECTS WITHIN THE CAPITAL.

THE EX MAYOR SAID THAT THE EXTRA £300 MILLION NOW REQUIRED FOR THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE GOVERNMENT GRANT TO MEET THIS EXTRA £300 MILLION CHARGE - SO WE CAN SEE FOR OURSELVES THAT THIS WILL "COST" LONDONERS MORE, BECAUSE THERE WILL BE £300 MILLION LESS TO SPEND ON THE PROJECTS THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE FUNDED BY THIS £300 MILLION WITHIN LONDON BOROUGHS.

IF IT IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR THOSE OUTSIDE LONDON, AND CHARITIES TO ARGUE THAT THEY ARE GETTING LESS FROM THE NATIONAL LOTTERY BECAUSE OF THE MONEY BEING GIVEN TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES, DOESN'T THE SAME ARGUMENT APPLY TO THIS EXTRA  £300 MILLION BEING DEDUCTED FROM THE LONDON GOVERNMENT GRANT ?-

I WOULD THINK SO, WOULDN'T YOU ?      ESPECIALLY AS LONDON ALREADY SENDS £20 BILLION OF IT'S TAXES TO THE REST OF THE UK.

AND DID YOU NOTICE THAT AS A RESULT OF THE COMPLAINTS FROM ALL QUARTERS OF THE UK ABOUT THE USE OF LOTTERY MONEY FOR THE OLYMPICS THE EX MAYOR OF LONDON STATED THAT AFTER THE GAMES CLOSE THE LAND WILL BE SOLD OFF AND CASH RECEIVED FROM THE LOTTERY WILL BE REFUNDED OUT OF THE PROFITS OF THE SALE !    HOW VERY NICE FOR ALL THE GOOD CAUSES AND THE REST OF THE UK.  THERE WAS NOT ONE WORD ABOUT LONDONERS GETTING A REFUND FROM THE PROFIT THAT WILL BE MADE FROM THE SALE OF THE LAND SITES -  WHY NOT ?  WHILST ALL THIS PROFIT IS BEING PASSED AROUND LONDONERS WILL (1) - STILL BE PAYING THE EXTRA OLYMPIC TAX FOR A FEW MORE YEARS - (2) -WATCHING OLYMPIC EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES BEING DISMANTLED AND TRANSFERRED TO OTHER MAJOR CITIES IN THE UK - (3) WAITING TO SEE HOW MUCH THEY WILL BE EXPECTED TO PAY TOWARDS ANY OLYMPIC LOSSES.

MORE AND MORE LONDONERS ARE LEARNING THAT £18 - £20 BILLION, YES, £18 - £20 BILLION OF TAXES PAID BY LONDONERS IS BEING HANDED OVER, YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT, TO OTHER REGIONS/CITIES IN THE UK (whilst our London MP's do nothing to stop, or even reduce it).   JUST ONE BILLION - JUST ONE BILLION, DEDUCTED FOR JUST ONE YEAR FROM THIS £18 - £20 BILLION WOULD MORE THAN PAY FOR WHAT LONDONERS ARE HAVING TO PAY, OVER 12 YEARS, FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES - YET OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES DO NOTHING TO HELP US.     

LONDONERS ARE BEING RIPPED OFF WHILST THE REST OF THE COUNTRY LOOKS ON AND SMACKS ITS LIPS AT THE BONANZA THE LONDON OLYMPICS WILL BRING THEM - WITH NO EXTRA TAX TO PAY, THANKS TO THE STRONG SUPPORT THEIR MP's GAVE THEM WHEN THIS SUBJECT WAS DISCUSSED IN PARLIAMENT - UNLIKE THOSE LONDON MP's WHO EVEN VOTED AGAINST LIMITING LONDONERS LOSSES WHEN THEY HAD THE CHANCE TO DO SO !  NOW THAT THE £2.4 BILLION BID HAS SHOT UP TO OVER £9 BILLION IN SUCH A SHORT TIME LONDONERS  CANNOT RELY ON ANY SUPPORT FROM OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES.   THESE LONDON MP's NO LONGER SPEAK FOR US ON THE QUESTION OF THE LONDONERS ONLY OLYMPIC TAX AND LOSSES - THEY NEVER HAVE.

 SO LET'S VOTE THEM OUT OF WESTMINSTER AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION !!!