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Re:Why Would Anyone Want To Host The Olympics? by arethuza on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @06:36AM (#6359196)
Actually, I was very skeptical about the London Olympics before the event. However, I thought the whole thing went splendidly and arguably did give the whole of the UK a bit of a lift in national morale just when we really needed it.

Compared to other megaprojects that we seem to be happy to splurge taxpayers money on (e.g. silly aircraft carriers) it actually seemed pretty good value for money.

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Re:Why Would Anyone Want To Host The Olympics? by dingaling on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @09:07AM (#6359745)
Current estimate for the QE Carrier project is £5.5 billion, or about 60% of what the Olympics cost.

In comparison to a few weeks of enabling professional athletes 'perform' , the carriers should give at least 45 years of service life. A tangible contribution to UK security, rather than just a TV event.

I'm not a fan of how the carrier project has been managed but to say it's worse value than the Olympics surprises me.

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Re:Why Would Anyone Want To Host The Olympics? by arethuza on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @10:08AM (#6360083)
Well, I'm not a fan of the carrier project or the utterly idiotic way it was managed.

If I'd been given the chance to give my vote on the Olympics I'd have said "no" - but given the fact that it was a done deal I decided to enjoy it.

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