Comment posted Heavy hand of Olympics commercialism falls on the shoulder of Tarbert Seafood Festival by John Sinclair.
What you have put in words is what many people are thinking. If we can host such a large event to last a few weeks at such cost, why can we not build sustainable homes for all our people. I do mean homes and not houses.
Recent comments by John Sinclair
- Russell to make parliamentary statement on rural schools today
In my opinion the council is ours, too many senior officials and councillors forget that and treat it as their own private company. I have no problems with people who work hard to build up their own businesses, they have my respect. The only way forward is to open up our council to make it open and transparent, in the age of computers the cost of open accounting is small, why is so much hidden from the public. Whats to hid and fear. - Russell to make parliamentary statement on rural schools today
Mr Sneddon attended the Oban High School Parent Council meeting, attended late, did not appologise then walked out before the subject of underfunding of High School took place. Oban getting new High School, £30 million cost, statics, lies and dam lies. Maths, under funding per child £2000 per year compared with a Stirling postcode. Highly paid senior officials and politicians are playing games with our children’s futures. The ground work is being set to get rural communities to fight against urban communities. Not a chance. - Russell to make parliamentary statement on rural schools today
“Our viable primary schools need to be properly funded. Our high school requires proper staffing” proper management does not need extra funding, should we not start there and then move onto the funding issue. - IGGY may help Scotland’s brightest pupils overcome decline in educational standards
Try looking at the education in Finland
http://www.boreme.com/posting.php?id=32720 - SNP Argyll meltdown: the band plays on
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Don’t Coca Cola own the rights to the 5 rings image?
Its all hypocrasy innit? Oh well, good luck to anyone coming to Luss for the flame and trying to find a parking spot!
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Think Maginot line and find a way round it
How about a local version? Five interlocking curling stones, footballs, discus, girds and cleeks or even rainbow rings, leaping fish or baw faced weans. They could be arranged a wee bit differently.
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Maybe Myles should have a “Five Doughnut” day?
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Brilliant.
There’s nothing like subversion.
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My goodness, Anne – you could legally bilk this country out of billions (and undercut local shops) by laundering your corporate profits through Luxembourg, but trying to give the Olympic organisation the runaround? That’ll be prison for life, if not execution!
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Naaaa. If she changes her name to Murdoch she’ll be sure to get away with it
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This demonstrates just how stupid it was for the organizers of the games to accept sponsorship from multinational corporations. You don’t invite a herd of pigs to a buffet lunch, it is simply in their nature to shove not just their snouts, but their trotters as well, right into the trough.
The solution to corporate sponsorship coercion may be difficult to achieve, but well worth the effort. First, stop buying their stuff. Let them know, through your wallet, that their efforts to brainwash us are counter productive.
Second, if we need money to pay for such events (or anything else of national importance) in the future, we should TAKE the money from then by enforcing the tax regulations rather than beg for a handout. Any money earned in this country should be tax payed in this country, not in the Cayman Islands or Lichtenstein or wherever.
Maybe my comparison to the porcine species was a bit unfair – to pigs. Because on second thoughts they more resemble tapeworms and leeches – pointless and pernicious.
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What you have put in words is what many people are thinking. If we can host such a large event to last a few weeks at such cost, why can we not build sustainable homes for all our people. I do mean homes and not houses.
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The distinction between houses and homes needs to be kept in mind by all who deal with the world of ‘affordable housing’.
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Aye and don’t be singing Happy Birthday too loudly either or Warner Music will be wanting a slice of your cake.
Corporate facism in my book
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These well known health foods for Olympians – coke and mcdonalds
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Has anyone seen this missive from Locog to local authorities?
If it’s on the A&B website….I can’t find it.
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Guides on using and (mostly) not using the brands can be found here – http://www.london2012.com/about-us/our-brand/using-the-brand/index.html There are seperate guides for tourism, commercial and non commercial (including charitable use).
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