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This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Hold a referendum on whether the country should spend 9.3 billion pounds on the 2012 olympics. More details
Submitted by Joanne Ashmore – Deadline to sign up by: 28 June 2007 – Signatures: 40
More details from petition creator
The government are planning to spend £9.3 billion on the 2012 olympics, having just spent £800 million on the most expensive stadium in the world.
Does our country not have other things that urgently need our attention - health, education, poverty to name but 3 worthy causes.
'National identity' and 'urban regeneration' are good sound bites, but can we honestly say that this is the best use of this money?
We have to accept that an estimate of £9.3 billion will become £10, maybe £12 billion over the next 5 years. With Wembley as the legacy, and budget holders who forget to factor in VAT, I think we should be able to call a halt on this now.
Current signatories
Joanne Ashmore, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Duncan Little
- Noreen Reilly
- Sarah Pantry
- Neil Turner
- neil harrison
- benjamin a davies
- L MacDonald
- Brian Lickley
- Lana Novak
- Alan Shaw
- D Porritt
- Paul.E
- Andrew Constantine, English Democrats
- R A Skinner
- Paul Moorshead
- Dick King
- Noel Ashmore
- BRIAN LACEY
- Anne Flury
- J Lyons
- Stewart Alan Carr Harbison
- Harry Osborne
- d jarman
- keith jones (taxpaying pensioner)
- Absolutely; what an obscene waste of money!
- Francis Barry Burns
- R. Cox
- Paul Kilburn
- George Sabapathy
- Nigel Parker
- Zoe Awoniyi
- Roger Fells
- John Barton
- Ben Samuel
- David Ainge
- geoff milsom
- Stuart Leather
- Catherine Woodfine
- PETER HOWARD
