It's already gone up by 拢7 billion from Labour's original estimate and now according to a new report the Olympic Delivery Authority have dipped into the reserves and there's still 5 years to go. Is it not time to scrap our hosting of the Olympics and use the money on lowering the tax burden on the UK's workers, or cleaning up our hospitals, or making sure old people can have a decent quality of life?

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Olympic chiefs have already dipped into the 拢2.7 billion contingency fund set aside for cost overruns on the project, the Evening Standard understands.

The Olympic Delivery Authority has banked 拢360 million from the Government's 2012 financial reserves and earmarked the cash to be spent on specific projects, such as enabling works and utilities in the Olympic Park and village.

We don't need links for this - all we have to do is think that when Livingstone & Co Ltd say "It won't cost Londoners anything at all because of....." and Lord Can't run Anymore says "It will just over-run by a few percentage points but the benefits will be immense" you know FULL WELL that if you add ALL OF THE QUOTES TOGETHER and then multiply by at least TEN - YES TEN, the answer you get, in Billions of pounds will be about HALFWAY right. The costs just keep on increasing. What about the gipsy lot last week - THEY were found a new site AND MOVED FOR FREE TO IT instead of being told to get out AND TRAVEL - that's what they want to be called isn't it - travellers, not gippo bodgers - but who said a word about it - nobody. Just put it on the final bill and nobody will notice. No, not until us Londoners get our council tax bills........ and THEN, where will our dearly beloved Mayor be - in deep retirement, feeding his newts! ! !