text: did you support the olympic games in london in 2012? i didn't support the olympic games in london in 2012 because i was in greece during the construction of their olympic venues and during the summer of 2004 and they had problems with both internal and external politics and people wanting to be top dog!  it ran hugely over budget, was behind schedule and the greek government propped it up financially. in the end the greek tax payer is paying for the next 10 years to write off the huge debt.  the only winners are the olympic committees and representatives of all the participating nations.    today in the media we hear that is exactly the pattern for london - so who will win? hosting the olympic games always costs `twice as much as was estimated`no matter which country is involved, has there ever been a time when the tax payers of the country did not have to pick up the bill?one hopes that someone will make some money from it. the only consolation is that after the `fat lady sings`, east london will be left with some fantastic sporting venues that the children and adults alike can enjoy, and that the olympic village living accommodation will be turned into homes for east londoners. the rest of us who will help pay for it, will have nothing, but we shall have the privilege of being able to moan and complain about our money being wasted, and how london gets everything and the provinces never a thing. think of the fun we shall have on `answers` with the whole issue!