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London opening ceremony budget needlessly inflated

Joe | December 7, 2011

It was announced this week that the budget for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games opening and closing ceremonies has been doubled. Original plans had the figure set aside for these showpiece events at £40million. After seeing an artist’s visualization of what the ceremonies could be like with further investment, Prime Minister [...]

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