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martyh

16-11-2013 11:33

£11bn Olympics Benefit Target Met

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Foreign investment and contracts won by UK firms have contributed to the four-year target being reached in just 12 months.

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"UK Trade & Investment has played a key role in helping British companies maximise these opportunities and the result is a £11.06bn boost to the UK economy from the Games, reaching our four-year target in just over a year."

http://news.sky.com/story/1169425/11bn-olympics-benefit-target-met

So all those who said the Olympics were a big waste of money will now be issuing grovelling apologies and finally admitting that the Olympics where a good thing for UK plc

Gary L

16-11-2013 11:37

Re: £11bn Olympics Benefit Target Met

Ok.

denphone

16-11-2013 11:58

Re: £11bn Olympics Benefit Target Met

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35645773)

Indeed but alas l am afraid some of the doomsayers will still say it was a waste of time and not worth it when in my humble opinion it was worth every penny.

Osem	16-11-2013 12:09

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Yep, the doom and gloom merchants got it very badly wrong and I think UK PLC will continue to benefit from the worldwide exposure of the best Olympics yet.

martyh

16-11-2013 12:20

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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35645783)

Yep, the doom and gloom merchants got it very badly wrong and I think UK PLC will continue to benefit from the worldwide exposure of the best Olympics yet.

Went past the olympic village yesterday and it all looks full of busy ,here's an interesting site showing before and after shots

http://www.timeout.com/london/things...d-then-and-now

Taf	16-11-2013 12:26

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I wonder who got richer?

Hugh	16-11-2013 12:28

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35645785)

Whilst I would welcome the recoup of the monies spent on the games the linked article mentions a report but no authors are named. I'd like to know WHO's report this is.

If it's by the LOC then they would say that wouldn't they. Cause and effect in economics are rarely that closely linked.

The report is from the UKTI, not LOCOG.

http://www.ukti.gov.uk/uktihome/home/item/654760.html

Osem	16-11-2013 12:29

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Yes, anyone who hadn't seen what the area was like before 2012 might not appreciate just what's been done there. It's the same with Canary Wharf, in another life I worked on many of the derelict sites and run down areas in that part of London and the transformation has been amazing.

martyh

16-11-2013 12:40

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35645785)

I believe it is by these chaps

http://www.ukti.gov.uk/uktihome/media/item/654760.html

beaten by Hugh :D

Osem	16-11-2013 12:52

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35645794)

I believe it is by these chaps

http://www.ukti.gov.uk/uktihome/media/item/654760.html

beaten by Hugh :D

Did it hurt? :erm: :D

martyh

16-11-2013 12:55

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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35645798)

Did it hurt? :erm: :D

could be worrying but it was not unpleasant :D

nomadking

16-11-2013 13:42

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35645805)

Hugh and Martyh :tu:

Please excuse my scepticism but so many reports headlined in the press turn out to be wishful thinking or agenda pushing by special interest groups.

And the sceptics don't suffer from wishful thinking or agenda pushing?:confused:

RizzyKing

16-11-2013 14:00

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Finally something labour got right then maybe there is hope for them.

Osem	16-11-2013 14:53

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Originally Posted by RizzyKing (Post 35645826)

Finally something labour got right then maybe there is hope for them.

Well they had 13 years trying so were bound to get something right amongst all the lies, spin and failures... :D

TheDaddy

16-11-2013 14:55

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Originally Posted by Taf (Post 35645790)

I wonder who got richer?

Put it like this, I doubt many who lived there before can afford to live there now :(

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