The stage has been set for the 2012 Olympics in London. While many Olympic fans in England are extraordinarily happy to host the Olympics others are upset with the cost.
One side effect of the Olympics is reconstruction. While the reconstruction efforts can add diversity and new life to areas that otherwise are not thriving some areas are essentially being destroyed.
London has a series of land allotments that are a traditional part of society. Many people use these allotments to feed their families and friends and to experience nature.
When the Olympic committee and delegates moved in they deemed these land allotments a destructible part of the reconstruction projects.
Hundreds of allotment holder's lands have been forcibly removed and relocated to unsuitable areas. Many British are out of their land and out of hope.
Some of these allotments have been in families for generations. The Olympics are supposed to be a sine of peace and worldly togetherness so why is it so destructive? Why not use these allotments to the advantage of everyone and display them for the world to see as an integral part of British society?
Has the Olympic Committee and the Olympic games gone too far?
http://www.london.gov.uk/allotments/whatis.jsp
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Dorothy Willis about 1 year ago
A very good article. This is a subject I have very strong feeling on as you do. Being a land owner it is always sad to hear of land being usurped for what governments consider "the greater good of society." Kudos to you for tackling the subject in an excellent article.
In spite of what anyone thinks, you are the first writer here that I became a fan of, and I read all your articles faithfully.
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Elmo Atherton 10 months ago
They're being were offered a very high price for individual allotments(which most people just took) while an alternative allotment site was found for the others instead. Most plot holders at the time of this article's writing were either holding out for more money or waiting for an alternative site to be offered them. The whole campaign to leave them there was powered by the Green Party who were just trying to score a few cheap points against labour in local borough politics.
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