Comment: The Olympic legacy must be about more than just tourism
Culture secretary Maria Miller delivered a barely-keynote speech on tourism and the Olympic legacy on Tuesday – but surely the legacy is more than just tourism?
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Look Left – One Nation Ed, One Nation Education, and reforming housing
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Gove and the DfE are playing loose with our playing fields
If the DfE can be so wrong about the correct figure on school playing fields, what else are they (by cock-up or conspiracy) misleading the public about?
Will Wales make a bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games?
One of Wales’ Olympic Gold medallists has put his weight right behind a bid for Cardiff and South Wales to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
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Will the Tories follow up their praise for Wiggo with investment in cycling?
The Conservatives have been quick to jump on the Bradley Wiggins bandwagon – but will they follow up their praise for him with investment in cycling.
Flogging Olympic broadcasting rights to the highest bidder
DCMS ringfences free-to-air broadcast of the Olympics, yet the IOC expect bids from pay TV broadcasters for the 2016 Games. What do they know that we don’t?
Look Left – The Tory Olympic legacy, Osbornomics under siege and IDS
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Stay poor with Holiday Inn at the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Darren Johnson AM reveals the failure of the mayor to live up to his promise to ensure that Holiday Inn pay the London Living Wage as an Olympic sponsor.
There should be no prizes for exploiting children at the Olympics
Owen Tudor announces the launch of a campaign to clear up labour practices around the Olympics for good.