Corruption & Ethics
Andrew Jennings: The Lords of the Rings, The Great Olympic Swindle
1992: The Lords of the Rings was a smash hit translated into 13 languages. The Lords and its disclosures of Olympic corruption and the fascist background of the IOC president changed world perceptions of the organization forever. Published in USA as Dishonest Games. Sports Illustrated lists it as one of the Top One Hundred Sports Books of all Time.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Tue, 23/12/2008 - 20:05.
La lotta continua
So with 6 years to go for poor Rio, just 2 years being loudly trumpeted here, and the BBC carrying a story today of displacement plans affecting
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Wed, 28/07/2010 - 11:37.
Blog | Corruption & Ethics | Displacement | Human Rights | IOC | Mega Events | Planning & Development | Protest | Regeneration | Rio de Janeiro 2016
Raising the bar
Nice work if you can get it. The 228 permanent staff at the ODA are enjoying an average wage of £67,000 plus an average bonus of £13,700 on top, plus expenses of course. See
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Fri, 23/07/2010 - 02:03.
Blog | 2012 Finance | Corruption & Ethics | Finance | People
Higgins inadequately rewarded for awesome budget savings!
Today Mr Higgins kindly sent me an email message in which he said:
'We remain within budget and on track to complete the vast majority of the venues and infrastructure with one year to go.'
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Fri, 16/07/2010 - 00:21.
Blog | 2012 Finance | Corruption & Ethics | Economics | Finance
A twisty spiral of intrigue
Dave Hill coyly points to Tory Troll on '...cronyism from City Hall' and the Mirror's tabloid hanky-panky with some property developing people and money behind BoJo's 'throbbing red-veined
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Thu, 15/07/2010 - 14:27.
Blog | 2012 Arts & Culture | 2012 Construction | 2012 Legacy | 2012 Media | Corruption & Ethics | London | People
Bringing Bhopal to Bow?
Dow Chemicals are to be announced as the IOC's new Global Partner?
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Tue, 13/07/2010 - 23:01.
Blog | Contamination | 2012 Finance | Corruption & Ethics | Displacement | Health | Human Rights | Protest | Sponsors
South Africa's World Cup: Winners and Losers
Activists and journalists in South Africa have for some time been publishing accounts of forced evictions of shack dwellers to make way for the World Cup. There are also accounts of corrupt land deals backed up by lethal enforcers.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Tue, 22/06/2010 - 16:27.
Article | Corruption & Ethics | Displacement | Housing | Mega Events
Hey, where's the thank-you note?
The following, © Bob Mackin, is re-posted from 2010goldrush.blogspot.com
The British Columbia government finally told taxpayers who used the tickets they bought for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Tue, 15/06/2010 - 23:58.
Article | Corruption & Ethics | Displacement | Mega Events | Olympics Studies | Vancouver 2010
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