Olympic Village - construction comes out of the ground - London 2012

[Vidnasty]

What I would like someone to tell me via my inbox is how much social freedom with the British athletes will be expected to have being the home athletes when they aren't competing? For example seeing friends and/or relatives. Or will they be confined to barracks the entire period of the Games.

[TomL1991BFD]

yes, i agree.. but places like birmingham, sheffield and leeds become neglected, and i think that's what ancientfish's point was. sure Manchester got the commonwealth games but that was quite a rarity..

[Freddycoasterman]

2012!!!!!!!!!! be aresome!

[ancientfish]

good for london. it's a shame everyone outside of london won't benefit from it.

[Dougallz369]

Londoners pay on average 10% more than the average Briton in taxes, the highest rate in the country, dont you think they deserve SOMETHING back?!?!

[pidgeblev]

Londoners?? Do u mean people living in London?? they get paid more so of course they pay more tax!

[samsfilm]

Some 91 acres. Some 11 blocks. Some 200 metres. Some 3 and a half years time. Please Sir, I want some more.

[MudMast]

nice, but where are you finding all of this empty space in england?

[itzmarcuss]

its in east london it was just empty land with a few factories...the land was empty becuase most of it was marshland and the ground was contaminated

[clj7]

niice