Reply to: Team GB Medal Haul...

[The Spartan]

That's right, it's not as if these athlete's don't have the coaching or the facilities they receive nothing but the best

[Doggy Styles]

I found this article quite interesting: BBC News - Olympic success: How much does a gold medal cost?
We should be overhauling any previous medal hauls with such investment

Overhauling a haul?

Didn't know you could do that.

[The Spartan]

I found this article quite interesting: BBC News - Olympic success: How much does a gold medal cost?
We should be overhauling any previous medal hauls with such investment

[Doggy Styles]

I do think tho that claiming a Lottery scheme as investing in sport and not 'taking advantage of people desire to escape the Con/Lab/whoever stated it get rich quick schemes' funded from living in a council house type scenario....

Whatever you might think of the lottery, one of its aims was to "start this investment in Sport", which it did, and has continued to this day. This is a fact.

[SimonMac]

£140 for 3 weeks of top quality entertainment both live and on TV seems like bloody good value to me. I've probably watched more TV in the last 2 weeks than I did in the 3 months beforehand.

I came into the Olympics very cynical, but I have found myself watching and getting excited as the rest of the nation!

[doodab]

£140 for 3 weeks of top quality entertainment both live and on TV seems like bloody good value to me. I've probably watched more TV in the last 2 weeks than I did in the 3 months beforehand.

[Mich the Tester]

£140 each.

Compared to the vast sums pissed away saving corrupt institutions I'm happy with that.

WHS

In fact, you could hold the Olympics on the bloody moon for the money it cost to save the banks.

[stek]

No-one has suggested that.

You said Labour started the big investment in sport, it's been pointed out that they didn't.

It has also been pointed out that all governments since deserve credit for keeping it going. That's the remainder of the previous Tory government, the whole Labour government, and now the Coalition.

HTH

I'm not big Labourite, but I think they did! The previous Conservative gov did nothing that I can remember, apart from a war with Argentina, which I agree was the right thing to do before u start!

I do think tho that claiming a Lottery scheme as investing in sport and not 'taking advantage of people desire to escape the Con/Lab/whoever stated it get rich quick schemes' funded from living in a council house type scenario....

[Doggy Styles]

I didn't realise the success of the 2012 Olympics was entirely due to the Conservatives - foooook me!

How treads turn...

No-one has suggested that.

You said Labour started the big investment in sport, it's been pointed out that they didn't.

It has also been pointed out that all governments since deserve credit for keeping it going. That's the remainder of the previous Tory government, the whole Labour government, and now the Coalition.

HTH

[stek]

I didn't realise the success of the 2012 Olympics was entirely due to the Conservatives - foooook me!

How treads turn...

[gingerjedi]

Tbh high earners like us have probably paid a lot more than 300 because of progressive taxation.

Think of yourself as a reluctant philanthropist.

[stek]

It started well before the Coalition, and before the last Labour government.

As I understand it John Major introduced the National Lottery, with the express purpose of funding good causes, including sports, and he overhauled the Sports Council to distribute the money. The fruits of this couldn't show until years later, the 2000 Olympics was the first big step forward in results, which is how Labour gets credit.

To be fair to Labour, although Gordon Brown was forever trying to get his hands on it to fund his black holes, most of his party wouldn't go along with that.

So, John Major started it, Labour stopped Gordon Brown diluting it, and the Coalition didn't change it.

Major is possibly the only true fan of mass participation sport we've ever had as prime minister, which was part of his motivation. Unless someone can think of any others? Possibly Wilson.

Spencer Percival started it before he was the only assassinated British PM - FFS!

[Robinho]

Small potatoes and we should reap some economic benefit in the long run, and then theirs the 'feel good factor'.

Tbh high earners like us have probably paid a lot more than 300 because of progressive taxation.

[eek]

..dare I say it, and I could be wrong, mists of time etc, but didn't the erstwhile Labour Gov start this investment in Sport? Ok, it's bollox - means eff all but it does empower, I am benched but positive, no possibles (well one) market quiet but don't you feel there's some impetus building? Bit of nothing much but a bit of something good.

Coalition will claim it's their Glory, as every Gov has after the previous Gov has lain the foundations - both ways - I'm not that political - too old for this.

Doesn't matter - it cos a bit but I feel good about it whoever started it, Cool Britannia is Cool again...

Stek, News at 16:43, Good Afternoon...

No John Major started this off with the National Lottery so we can't thank or blame Blair or Brown.

Its nice to see that John Major is sat in the Velodrome celebrating with every other Brit.

[Doggy Styles]

It started well before the Coalition, and before the last Labour government.

As I understand it John Major introduced the National Lottery, with the express purpose of funding good causes, including sports, and he overhauled the Sports Council to distribute the money. The fruits of this couldn't show until years later, the 2000 Olympics was the first big step forward in results, which is how Labour gets credit.

To be fair to Labour, although Gordon Brown was forever trying to get his hands on it to fund his black holes, most of his party wouldn't go along with that.

So, John Major started it, Labour stopped Gordon Brown diluting it, and the Coalition didn't change it.

Major is possibly the only true fan of mass participation sport we've ever had as prime minister, which was part of his motivation. Unless someone can think of any others? Possibly Wilson.