Rats Leaving the Sinking Ship

The chances of London succeeding in its bid to host the 2012 Olympics is being severely hampered, by the departure of a number of sports governing bodies from Britain.

The departures include:

• The International Cricket Council, moving to Dubai



• The International Badminton Federation, moving to Kuala Lumpur



• The International Sailing Federation, moving to Monaco

The reason for the departures is simple, money; grants, tax concessions and other inducements are being offered by other countries.

The impression that these departures gives is that the British government does not "give a stuff", or care, about sports; which to some extent is true.