today passed through here just a few miles away ......... the council were out early cleaning roads that the relay didn't pass through, not that they even needed cleaning council workers were out laying cones and setting up parking restrictions on roads that see 3 vehicles a day off the boat came numerous plod on bikes, fancy vans and support vehicles - how heavy/valuable can a length of timber wrapped in a metallic material of questionable visual appeal be ? 10000s of free flags were given out to folks who clearly didn't want them (free firelighters) 1 primary school decorated their section of the route with 1 balloon 14 old folks from the care home sat and waved, they were probably told to and probably didn't know what they were waving at .......... me and you are paying for all this, what a complete and utter waste of money on yet another display of imperialistic nonsense
I totally agree Sean, what an outrageous waste of public money. It seems to have been going on for months without end. Its coming through our village next week, the public hall which has looked run down and shabby for years is now getting a face lift. What does that say for the attitude of our local council towards its voters. Mate of mine is a taxi driver in Glasgow. During the games he expects to loose about half his wages due to the restrictions of movement imposed by Glasgow City Council. To make things even worse he lives near one of the venues and due to parking restriction he wont be allowed to park his cab near his house.
You can bet Salmond will claim all the credit for the Commonwealth Games tae. (jist afore he passes this expense oan tae Westminster)
The same in Weymouth for the Olympics. Visitor numbers were down because they were warned on the M3, M5, etc. & then they promised " a legacy" ! Do these people live in the same world as us ?
you did get a legacy, all of the affordable accommodation promised to ease local housing issues post the games, was auctioned off to landlords and speculators - the legacy being an even worse housing issue
I don't recall the name of the place, but I suspect no average wage earners will be living in any of the accommodation they said would be sold to ''normal'' folks
well seeing as I can't see any washing hung from the railings, or budgerigar cages on those balconies I suspect not
they'll be kicking them all out soon for some care in the community, adding some of those fancy railings and asking £600k per cell (roomy flat in estate agent talk) - nice view mind is that Portland YOI ?
Ok worked it out , yes it is, though there are some nasty peeps in there, murders etc, a friend of mines son works in there as an prison offices.
wiki says Roy Chubby Brown has spent time there, for murdering a joke ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Prison_Portland#Notable_former_inmates
Sorry Sean that's the Verne not the Grove which is the YOI. the grove is further inland just around the corner from my mother inlaw.
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