Reasoning Originally estimated in 2005 to cost £3bn, the revised cost of the 2012 London Olympic Games had risen to £9bn by 2007, and must by now have risen still further. Can these amounts to host a sporting event over seventeen days be justified in the present economic environment? In its defence, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has commented that London was "extremely fortunate" to be hosting the games in the current economic climate. Lord Coe, chairman of the 2012 organising committee, agrees and has suggested that the games could help London and the country to get through the recession. Billions of pounds worth of contracts are currently available, providing work to safeguard the jobs of more than 3,500 people now working on the games’ building sites, 10% of whom had previously been unemployed.

29. The estimated cost of the 2012 Olympic Games trebled between 2005 and 2007

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c) Cannot say
	(d)

30. The Mayor of London doubts the wisdom of London hosting the games in the current economic climate

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c) Cannot say
	(d)

31. Employment resulting from the games has provided jobs for at least 350 previously unemployed people

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c) Cannot say
	(d)

32. Sebastian Coe is a former Olympic runner, and the winner of the 1500 metres races in both Moscow and Los Angeles

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c) Cannot say
	(d)

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