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THOSE WHO WATCH POLITICAL PARTY CONFERENCES ON TV MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT AT THIS YEAR'S LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE TESSA JOWELL CONFIRMED WHAT THE MAYOR OF LONDON HAD SAID SOME WEEKS BEFORE -THAT CASH GIVEN TO THE LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES WOULD BE REFUNDED IN FULL TO THE NATIONAL LOTTERY FROM THE ENORMOUS PROFIT THAT WILL BE MADE WHEN THE OLYMPIC SITE IS SOLD TO DEVELOPERS. - CAN ANYONE REMEMBER BEING TOLD THAT WHEN THE MAYOR, TESSA JOWELL, THE GOVERNMENT AND OUR LONDON MP'S WERE STITCHING UP THE DEAL TO FORCE LONDONERS, AND ONLY LONDONERS TO PAY AN EXTRA OLYMPIC TAX FOR 10/12 YEARS - AND REFUSING TO LIMIT THE LOSSES THAT LONDONERS WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DUBIOUS PRIVILEDGE OF HOSTING THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES. ALL WE WERE TOLD WAS THAT IT WAS A "GOOD DEAL" FOR LONDONERS, WITH THE NATIONAL LOTTERY AND PRIVATE DEVELOPERS PAYING FAR MORE THAT LONDONERS - REMEMBER ? NOW WE LEARN THAT THE NATIONAL LOTTERY WILL BE REFUNDED ALL OF ITS CASH FROM THE SALE OF THE OLYMPIC SITE IS THIS STILL A "GOOD DEAL" FOR LONDONERS WHEN:-
ALL OF THE UK WILL BENEFIT FROM THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES (TESSA-SEB AND KEN SAID SO)
MANY OTHER CITIES WILL HOST OLYMPIC EVENTS BUT NONE OF THEIR CITIZENS WILL PAY ANY EXTRA OLYMPIC TAX OR SHARE THE LOSSES.
OTHER MAJOR CITIES IN THE UK WILL BE GIVEN OLYMPIC EQUIPMENT AND DISMANTLED OLYMPIC INDOOR FACILITIES FREE OF CHARGE.
THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - LONDON ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND NON RESIDENT COMPETITORS AND THEIR SUPPORT STAFF ARE EXCUSED PAYING ANY TAX ON THEIR OLYMPIC EARNINGS.
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY WILL BE REFUNDED ALL OF ITS CASH FROM THE SALE OF THE LONDON OLYMPIC SITE TO PROPERTY DEVELOPERS.
AND IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS IT HAS ALREADY BEEN STATED THAT THE "SEATING AND STRUCTURE" OF LONDON'S £496 MILLION OLYMPIC STADIUM WILL BE DISMANTLED AND GIVEN TO GLASGOW FOR THEIR COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN 2014. - AND NO COMMONWEALTH OR OLYMPIC GAMES TAX FOR THEM ! ! !