Things like the Open are routinely handled by volunteers or the organisations themselves over here in Canada, and it all works very well. There's a co-ordinated approach which generally works by incentivizing people to do the "right thing". There's a bus running at least every hour during the night, that kind of thing. Hardly anyone on it, but more people come knowing that it's there "in case". Closer campsites for those who cycle, etc. The volunteers are properly trained, and much friction is avoided because everyone attending knows they are volunteers.
I think the troops will benefit from this effect, as everyone knows they've been shafted.
Sadly, I think every terrorist and nutter will be out next week, knowing the state of affairs. I only hope they are like G4S and have left it far too late to get anything significant organised.
With the 'big business' approach by LOCOG, it just gets everybody's backs up and is thus doomed to failure.
Last edited by Fox3WheresMyBanana; 20th July 2012 at 17:09.