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The law granting these powers is the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/12/pdfs/ukpga_20060012_en.pdf
by alex_h 14y ago
The law granting these powers is the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/12/pdfs/ukpga_20060012_en.pdf http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/12/pdfs/ukpga_20060...
- ciex 14y agoHas there been a discussion around this law in the UK? I don't really believe a democratic vote would have signed it off, so I wonder how it is possible to wave through such a thing with no public controversy. What do the people gain from a 'ban on chips'?
- switch007 14y agoThis is how "democracy" works: the candidates lie, they get voted in, then you have no say for 4 years. Repeat.
- philbarr 14y agoExactly, it's hardly like we gave them a mandate to screw everybody in London over.
- philwise 14y agoI think that the UK.gov were forced by the IOC to promise that they would get the law passed before they could submit a O*c bid. Basically they waited until the last minute then it just happened without any consultation.
- chris_wot 14y agoIt's an Act of Parliament, and elected representatives passed it. That's most certainly an example of representative democracy. Or rather, the limits of representative democracy.