Finance
Higgins inadequately rewarded for awesome budget savings!
Today Mr Higgins kindly sent me an email message in which he said:
'We remain within budget and on track to complete the vast majority of the venues and infrastructure with one year to go.'
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Fri, 16/07/2010 - 00:21.
Blog | 2012 Finance | Corruption & Ethics | Economics | Finance
A twisty spiral of intrigue
Dave Hill coyly points to Tory Troll on '...cronyism from City Hall' and the Mirror's tabloid hanky-panky with some property developing people and money behind BoJo's 'throbbing red-veined
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Thu, 15/07/2010 - 14:27.
Blog | 2012 Arts & Culture | 2012 Construction | 2012 Legacy | 2012 Media | Corruption & Ethics | London | People
Bringing Bhopal to Bow?
Dow Chemicals are to be announced as the IOC's new Global Partner?
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Tue, 13/07/2010 - 23:01.
Blog | Contamination | 2012 Finance | Corruption & Ethics | Displacement | Health | Human Rights | Protest | Sponsors
Anish Kapoor's red-knotted coiltrumpet
Ah well, I should know by now that any consultation exists solely to tick administrative boxes, so I probably won't bother submitting any choice thoughts this time round
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Mon, 12/07/2010 - 16:51.
Blog | 2012 Arts & Culture | 2012 Construction | 2012 Legacy | Legacy | London | London 2012 | Planning & Development | Sponsors
McVolunteering?
Kevin Blowe on the demise of the Food Standards Agency and the announcement that
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Mon, 12/07/2010 - 13:50.
Blog | 2012 Business | 2012 Sustainability | Coe | Economics | Jobs | Mega Events | Sponsors
On top of TescoTown, an IkeaTown
Paul Norman reveals that IKEA have acquired the Sugar House Lane site for housing development.
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Fri, 09/07/2010 - 11:59.
Blog | 2012 Construction | Finance | Housing | Planning & Development | Private Housing | Regeneration | Social Housing
Ooooh look, more broken promises
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Tue, 06/07/2010 - 11:07.
Blog | 2012 Finance | 2012 Sport | Economics | London 2012 | Mega Events
South Africa's World Cup: Winners and Losers
Activists and journalists in South Africa have for some time been publishing accounts of forced evictions of shack dwellers to make way for the World Cup. There are also accounts of corrupt land deals backed up by lethal enforcers.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Tue, 22/06/2010 - 16:27.
Article | Corruption & Ethics | Displacement | Housing | Mega Events
Hey, where's the thank-you note?
The following, © Bob Mackin, is re-posted from 2010goldrush.blogspot.com
The British Columbia government finally told taxpayers who used the tickets they bought for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Tue, 15/06/2010 - 23:58.
Article | Corruption & Ethics | Displacement | Mega Events | Olympics Studies | Vancouver 2010
Vancouver 2010 expenses report
City of Vancouver releases Olympic expenses
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by David Eby
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Wed, 09/06/2010 - 10:00.
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