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Previously on "2.35 billion pounds"

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  • milanbenes
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    kind of got a call out at 10:30, waiting for it to finish, waiting for some folks in a far away land to start their stuff and I can sign off, mean time the meter is ticking

    Milan.

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  • wendigo100
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    Originally posted by milanbenes
    sure,

    are you working today ?

    Milan.
    Sort of. Only MyCo stuff between running the kids around. You?

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  • milanbenes
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    sure,

    are you working today ?

    Milan.

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  • wendigo100
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    Originally posted by milanbenes
    if you don't know what you are talking about it is better to keep quiet

    Milan.
    Indeed milan. You have "form" in the economic arena!

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  • wendigo100
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    Originally posted by Troll
    .... is it too late to give it back to Paris?
    Unfortunately yes, it is too late .... this down to Blair's legacy.

    I never wanted the feckin games here. According to the BBC poll on the above page most people think it's a waste of money.

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  • milanbenes
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    if you don't know what you are talking about it is better to keep quiet

    Milan.

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  • wendigo100
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    Originally posted by milanbenes
    who will pay for it ? that hidden tax called inflation

    keep those printing presses running

    Milan.
    To cover that increase, inflation would have to be running at 250%.

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  • Troll
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    Originally posted by wendigo100
    The 2005 estimated cost for the 2012 Olympics was 2.35 billion pounds.

    The new, 2007 revised estimate is 9 billion pounds! That's up fourfold in 19 months - doesn't anyone in this government have a clue of how to manage money?

    What will the final cost be FFS? And who will pay for it?
    Lord bleeding Seb Coe should be held accountable... is it too late to give it back to Paris?
    It's all going to end in tears

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  • Buffoon
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    Someone probably found out that there was once a nuclear reactor on the site and thought that it was a good excuse to ratchet up the price by a lot.

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  • Lucifer Box
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    Originally posted by AtW
    Would it have been better if they actually exploded?
    Well, it would have cleared the site in good time.

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  • milanbenes
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    who will pay for it ? that hidden tax called inflation

    keep those printing presses running

    Milan.

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by Lucifer Box
    unexploded bombs on the site, so the Germans should pay.
    Would it have been better if they actually exploded?

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  • Lucifer Box
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    Some drone on the breakfast news this morning said it's because there are a lot of unexploded bombs on the site, so the Germans should pay.

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  • n5gooner
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    Originally posted by wendigo100
    The 2005 estimated cost for the 2012 Olympics was 2.35 billion pounds.

    The new, 2007 revised estimate is 9 billion pounds! That's up fourfold in 19 months - doesn't anyone in this government have a clue of how to manage money?

    What will the final cost be FFS? And who will pay for it?
    is this not the same GOV that did the Dome ?? Looked what happened to that.

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  • wendigo100
    started a topic 2.35 billion pounds

    2.35 billion pounds

    The 2005 estimated cost for the 2012 Olympics was 2.35 billion pounds.

    The new, 2007 revised estimate is 9 billion pounds! That's up fourfold in 19 months - doesn't anyone in this government have a clue of how to manage money?

    What will the final cost be FFS? And who will pay for it?

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