Cymric wrote:
AFAIK, host cities to the Olympics never write black numbers when the overall bill is due, so congratulations to London for being the most eager of the lot to lose a gigantic sum of money.
Just watch as the council tax bill in London rockets prior to 2012 and then increases some more for good measure.
I'm in a neighbouring county to London (Essex), which may well play host to certain events and of course, bill it's residents accordingly.
Cynicism aside, I deliberately avoided any nose-thumbing in the direction of Paris. I personally have nothing against France, but I was a little miffed at Mons. Chirac's comments about British cuisine - has he not eaten at a Greasy Spoon cafe before?
I sincerely hope he's served with pie 'n mash at the G8 summit, together with an excellent bottle of English wine.
