What does 38p a week get you?

Part of the London 2012 Olympics is paid for by Londoners. To be precise, 38p a week from our council tax (which is around £1,100 a year for our place) goes towards the Olympics budget.

You might be interested to find out how much value for money we’re getting from it.

First there was this:

A logo resembling a drawing made by a 4-year old.

Then more recently, this was announced:

No, this isn’t a rollercoaster – this a 400-feet steel contraption called the ArcelorMittal Orbit. It’s designed by the artist Anish Kapoor and will be placed in the Olympic Park in East London. To be honest, I think Londoners won’t be paying for it as – like its name suggests – it’s being sponsored by the steel company ArcelorMittal.

Also, I have to admit I think it is quite a cool work. Shame they had to place it in East London though – as if tourists are ever going to venture out to Stratford once the Olympics are over.

The latest development has been the unveiling of the official London 2012 mascots:

I’ll have to be honest, when I first saw these mascots I was surprised that South Park hadn’t sued the organising committee yet, because these mascots really resemble Mr Hankey the Christmas Poo – a character which appeared in a South Park Christmas special.

The resemblance is ‘uncanny’ and it really makes you wonder what I’m actually paying 38p a week for!

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