Originally Posted by The Bear

Should the 2012 London Olympics be abandoned?

We’re in deep financial trouble thanks to the disastrous (not too strong a word) period of mismanagement by New Labour and the question really should be addressed.

Can we afford, SHOULD we afford the billions that will be spent on the 2012 Olympiad?

Personally I believe that we should withdraw from this waste of money.

It would be a terrible climb down, and result in massive loss of face, but we are looking at a problem unprecedented in peacetime and desperate times call for desperate measures and it is now increasingly becoming obvious that we are indeed entering desperate times.

I really do believe we should walk away from this huge waste of money that we are having to borrow to fund.