IN A LETTER TO A LONDONER WHO HAD WRITTEN TO THE MAYOR COMPLAINING ABOUT THE IMPOSITION OF AN OLYMPIC LEVY, THE "PUBLIC LIASON UNIT " BASED IN CITY HALL, REPLIED ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AT THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 2005. PRESUMABLY THE MAYOR AUTHORISED THE REPLY. IT CONTAINED ALL THE OFFICIAL LINE JARGON WHICH WE HAVE ALL HEARD OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER AGAIN BUT ONE COMMENT WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SLIPPED IN IS AS FOLLOWS;- (Quote) " FUNDING FOR THE GAMES WILL COME FROM COUNCIL TAX PAYERS LIVING IN LONDON AND WILL CONTRIBUTE AN AVERAGE OF AROUND 50p PER WEEK FOR A BAND " D " TAX PAYER FOR 10 TO 12 YEARS ". (Unquote)

SO, IN A MATTER OF WEEKS SINCE THE GAMES WERE SECURED FOR LONDON, CORRESPONDENCE COMING OUT OF CITY HALL IS NOW QUOTING 50p PER WEEK FOR BAND " D " TAX PAYERS INSTEAD OF THE 38p PER WEEK THAT WAS CONVEYED TO THE IOC, AN INCREASE OF 30% IN A MATTER OF A FEW WEEKS, AND PRESUMABLY AN INCREASE OF 30% ON ALL THE OTHER BANDS. UNLESS LONDONERS MAKE A STAND AGAINST THIS " LONDONERS ONLY " OLYMPIC TAX BY THE TIME WE GET TO 2012, WHAT WITH OVER-RUNS, LABOUR DISPUTES, ADD ONS FOR INFLATION, OVER EXAGERATED PRICE CONTRACTS, AND UNDER COSTED TENDERS (under costed to obtain the contract - and then "revised upwards" to complete it) WHO KNOWS WHAT IT WILL FINALLY COST LONDONERS, OR HOW LONG WE WILL BEING PAYING.

IF YOU HAVE COMPLETE TRUST IN YOUR ELECTED POLITICAL LEADERS THEN THIS WILL CAUSE YOU NO CONCERN AT ALL, IF, ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS, THEN START TO VOICE YOUR OBJECTIONS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. LONDONERS SHOULD NOT BE THE ONLY SECTION OF THE UK POPULATION TO PAY AN EXTRA TAX FOR THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES, AND OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES MUST FIGHT TO PROTECT THEIR CONSTITUENTS AS THE MP's FROM OUTSIDE LONDON HAVE FOUGHT FOR THEIRS.

           ALL THE UK WILL BENEFIT SO THE TOTAL COST SHOULD COME

                        FROM  NATIONAL  TAXES  -  NOT JUST LONDONERS