I heard Hugh Robertson, the Sports Minister, telling the media how the
army was doing a great job in filling the gap. Thanks Major - I wouldn't have guessed your background. Anyway, from Dec 2011.
.. the sports minister said: "Security is, relatively speaking, the last piece of the puzzle. Security was always going to be the last thing we did.
Really? No sh#t.
Yes, there was an increase of £270m [for security] we announced this week. And we need to do this to deliver on our commitment of a safe and secure Olympic Games.
Anyone (particularly someone with a mil background) who pays £270 millions for last minute security measures and later claims that this problem was unforeseen is either a fibber or incompetent. Or both.
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