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Introducing OlympicsWatch
Launched in Tokyo at the "Hearing Out the Anti-Olympics Case" press conference on 23rd July 2019:
olympicswatch.org
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Wed, 24/07/2019 - 09:18.
Article | Displacement | Environment | Finance | Health | Jobs | Mega Events | People | Planning & Development | Politics | Security | Sport | Sustainability | Tourism | Transport
pussy whipped putin
Having contrived to get themselves horse-whipped by some of Putin's cossacks yesterday, Pussy Riot's Sochi 2014 themed video for Putin Will Teach You to Love the Motherland is out there already. The lyrics with helpful annotations can be found on The New Republic.
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Thu, 20/02/2014 - 08:44.
Blog | People | Protest | Sochi 2014
Crossrail and Olympics blacklisting disputes vindicated as MPs grill HR director Pat Swift
By Blacklist Support Group
Campaigners celebrated yesterday (Wed 18 Dec) claiming the bitter year long blacklisting dispute on Crossrail and protests at Olympics were totally vindicated following evidence given by Pat Swift to the Scottish Affairs Select Committee in the Westminster parliament. Pat Swift was the head of Human Resources for the BAM - Ferrovial - Kier (BFK) consortium on Crossrail and the manager at the centre of the claims that UNITE shop steward Frank Morris had been dismissed in September 2012 because of his previous union activities.
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Sat, 21/12/2013 - 17:49.
Article | 2012 Construction | Corruption & Ethics | Government | Human Rights | Jobs | People | Protest
on a promise from boris
Thanks to Julian on the newsgroup for this bit of cheer entitled 'Olympic-style agency to lead transformation of Old Oak Common around HS2 hub'.
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Sun, 01/12/2013 - 10:14.
Blog | London | People | Regeneration
a paralympic legacy
Peers are apparently keen to prevent appointment of fellow peer the Baroness Grey Thompson (of the £7500 a
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Tue, 23/04/2013 - 09:46.
Blog | 2012 Legacy | 2012 Sport | Government | Jobs | People
Another fine Olympic Legacy - Justice for Bolt!
Usain Bolt is to get £500,000 for appearing at this summer's Olympics Anniversary event. Up till now Bolt has been the victim of 'punitive' tax laws which have prevented him earning these absurd sums in the past, but now the law has been changed to rectify this injustice! His British rivals, the likes of Ennis and Farah, will have to make do with a miserable £100,000 or so.
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Thu, 18/04/2013 - 01:42.
Blog | 2012 Sport | Athletes | Human Rights | Legacy | London 2012 | People | Sport
driiing driiing
February 14 - London 2012 communications director Jackie Brock-Doyle has been appointed as the new chief executive at The Good Relations Group, the public relations division of Chime, who recently purchased Sebastian Coe's company in a multi-million pound deal.
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Thu, 14/02/2013 - 11:22.
Blog | 2012 Media | People
Deighton got 'inpirational' bonuses of £1.4m
@MatthewBeard reports 'Lord deighton got total bonuses over six years of £1.4m, includes max windfall of £700k for "inspiring a generation". coe salary £535k' - of course he didn't inspire a generation, sport participation in the target generation of 16 to 25 year olds went down.
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Fri, 08/02/2013 - 14:15.
Blog | London 2012 | People
