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British MEP alleges UK torpedoed Spain's 2020 Olympics' bid because of Gibraltar
The British Government torpedoed Spain’s bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games as a reprisal for the Spanish Government’s hard line stance on Gibraltar, Sir Graham Watson has claimed. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesRevenge.... a meal best eaten cold!
May 19th, 2014 - 12:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well done, the UK government. Factually correct. But the UK government has no direct concern with the vote “for” the host city. It's a matter for the IOC. But note that a “British IOC official was among those who raised questions over doping issues which had tainted Spanish sport in recent years”. Could it be the well-known “old boys' network”? Do hope so. Surely, over hundreds of years, the spanish should have learned that we British ALWAYS win. Didn't the UK warn spain that there would be “consequences”? Let's have some more “consequences” please!
May 19th, 2014 - 02:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Spanish border controls=Gibraltar even more determined to run themselves=difficulty for Spanish needing jobs the Spanish can't provide.
May 19th, 2014 - 02:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Losing Olympics-how much revenue has that cost them?
Despite all the sh1te-is Gibraltar more likely to be Spanish?
No
However putting in an unworkable claim for Gibraltar is apparently more important to Spain than the loss of the Olympics and them going legs up.
And if you keep nibbling and nibbling at Gibraltar, things are going to get worse and worse for Spain.
Didn't a Spanish basketball team cheat at the 2008 Sydney Paralympics by fielding players who feigned learning difficulties? Wouldn't that be more of a reason for not giving Spain the Olympics?
May 19th, 2014 - 04:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheating_at_the_Paralympic_Games
It's not as if Cameron seems to care about Gibraltar.
Actually Spain should thank us. They can't afford the Olympics. Just look at Brazil (which is actually in a far better financial state than Spain) and all the trouble it's causing there.
May 19th, 2014 - 04:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The rest of Europe should thank us too. If Spain had got the Olympics it would've been the EU footing the bill.
HMS
May 19th, 2014 - 06:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Artful Launch time-lapse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSElse54JiU&feature=youtu.be
watch it its very good.
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EXCLUSIVE: More troops to be sent to Gibraltar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSElse54JiU&feature=youtu.be
Spain’s decision to allow to Russian warships to refuel at its North African territory, Ceuta.
Confirming the move, the Ministry of Defence said that, while Gibraltar had sufficient assets to counter illegal Spanish incursions, it “continually monitored” the situation and reserved the right to “adjust” resources when needed.
The news was greeted with delight by Gibraltarians last night
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UK scuttled Madrid Olympics over Rock – Watson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSElse54JiU&feature=youtu.be
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Britain 'should consider scrapping F-35 stealth fighter'
A senior US Air Force officer says Britain's new stealth jet may be no better than existing aircraft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSElse54JiU&feature=youtu.be
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A postponement perhaps.
May 19th, 2014 - 08:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If it did cost money theres no way of getting that money back now is there, so may as well make it worth any cost incurred. Queues it is.
Yeah I mean look at all the results Spain has gained from these queues.....
May 19th, 2014 - 09:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0All of them...... ummmm
Can someone at least list ONE?!
A little bit of trolling vengeance.
May 19th, 2014 - 10:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Still waiting!
May 19th, 2014 - 11:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Not even Vestige can think of one.
I don't know the procedures for awarding the Olympics, but I would be surprised that one country could block the application of any country, UNLESS the vote has to be unanimous.
May 20th, 2014 - 09:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0@11 I don't think it is one country's vote that decide unless the rest of the votes were split evenly and the UK had the casting vote. However, it would be possible for the UK to have exerted pressure on other countries not to vote for Spain. Or maybe other countries just didn't approve of Spain's actions. More likely it was several countries thinking Spain was not in a position to host the olympics.
May 20th, 2014 - 10:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0Did you read Blatter's statement on Swiss TV about the Qatar bid for the WCFs. He indicated that France and Germany had lobbied hard for Qatar because they have a lot of business contracts there. At least, they do now.
Whatever happened, real diplomacy and power wielding goes on behind the scenes.
@11 Perhaps you could “look it up”. Surely even a scotchman with the resources of the word-wide web at it's disposal could manage that!
May 20th, 2014 - 10:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0But I WILL help. Various potential “host” cities are put forward by their National Olympic Committees. The “host” cities make “bids”. What they will spend, what they will offer and so on. After an initial “determination”, the “best” bids are questioned by the IOC who then vote. There. Not difficult is it?
@11 Clyde
May 20th, 2014 - 11:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0It's on a straight majority vote (if I'm not mistaken), where if there isn't a venue with a majority of the votes the least popular is removed and the ballot rerun.
The UK only has one vote, the same as any other country, however there is likely to be a lot of overlap between the Olympic committees and the national Commonwealth Games committees for those countries that qualify, and so a judicious word in a friendly and sympathetic ear or two (or 52) might represent a serious dent in the competitivity of any Olympic bid.
10 - the aforementioned joy of messing with the people who forcefully took something from you. Sufficient for now.
May 20th, 2014 - 11:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0(how much fun can you get from a few sq kms anyway)
Of course they could just acknowledge Spain has some moral right in this case and come to some agreement (like proposed by a GB prime minister), Im sure Spain would be reasonable, but if they want to live in a 2 km prison cell then thats their choice for now.
We all knew this anyway, of course the British Government did do this, and why not!! fair play lol!
May 20th, 2014 - 01:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Oh Vestige, so all Spain has gotten is “joy”. Well I can't begrudge that considering how bad their country and economy has had it in the past several years.
May 20th, 2014 - 01:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Thats several years out of the way then. I wonder how many years left.
May 20th, 2014 - 04:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This world/European/Spanish recession has gone on for a while now.
The Euro was supposed to be long dead by now.
The EU was to have collapsed.
As long as Spain freely wishes to act like a spoilt child,
May 20th, 2014 - 06:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0then all swings and roundabouts should be removed.
Don't you jst love the mental picture of “No Vestige of a Brain” squirming to come up with something, anything, to justify his rediculous opinions?
May 20th, 2014 - 07:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0lol.
May 20th, 2014 - 08:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Whats so rediculous ?
May 20th, 2014 - 10:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Spain is now closer to moving out of recession than when the financial crisis began.
So UK is out of recession. And so is the US. And Gibraltar? Did it even have a recession? I know we didn't.
May 21st, 2014 - 08:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0But Spain is “moving out”?
Well I'm glad they are at least getting “joy” from Gibraltar.
As long as Spain has her territories overseas,
May 21st, 2014 - 11:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0she should have no complaint about ours.
Well well done GB. The country thats never had a recession and never will in the future.
May 21st, 2014 - 09:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0We just have little, blips lol.
May 22nd, 2014 - 09:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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