Sounds like a great opportunity for Glasgow to celebrate the Commonwealth
>Earlier this week, it emerged that the UK government offered £2.3m to help cover safety and security costs associated with the scaled-down, privately-funded event, but asked the Scottish government to match that figure.
>However, Holyrood politicians remain concerned by what cabinet minister Neil Gray called the “reputational risk and financial risk” of the bid.
>Glasgow hosted the Games in 2014, but the 2026 proposal would feature 10 sports across four venues, instead of the 18 that took place a decade ago.
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>While the stasis continues – and the timescales becoming increasingly pressing – Commonwealth Games Australia have offered to bridge any shortfall.
>They have told both their Scottish counterparts and the Scottish government that they are prepared to invest some of the compensation they received when the Australian state of Victoria withdrew as hosts last year due to financial issues.
>“We want to do all that we can to make Glasgow 2026 a reality,” president Ben Houston said.
Interesting offer. I understand the risks ScotGov and GCC are concerned about- they’d have less than two years to organise the event (compared to 7 years for the 2014 games), and the budget is 5-7x _smaller_ (depending on if you consider inflation). So, there are considerable risks. But there is a clear appetite from organisers to get this going, and they’ve promised no public funding will be necessary, with a scaled back event- would be worthwhile if they can make it work, I think.
Just let it die.
Tell them tae beat it – nae sports days tae there’s nae food banks
It’s just a relic of Empire.
All for international sports – especially when we are allowed to compete under a Scottish flag – but these games just feel past their time.
In exchange for breakdancing to be added
We should run a fucking mile from this, which means we will host it.
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Sounds like a great opportunity for Glasgow to celebrate the Commonwealth
>Earlier this week, it emerged that the UK government offered £2.3m to help cover safety and security costs associated with the scaled-down, privately-funded event, but asked the Scottish government to match that figure.
>However, Holyrood politicians remain concerned by what cabinet minister Neil Gray called the “reputational risk and financial risk” of the bid.
>Glasgow hosted the Games in 2014, but the 2026 proposal would feature 10 sports across four venues, instead of the 18 that took place a decade ago.
…
>While the stasis continues – and the timescales becoming increasingly pressing – Commonwealth Games Australia have offered to bridge any shortfall.
>They have told both their Scottish counterparts and the Scottish government that they are prepared to invest some of the compensation they received when the Australian state of Victoria withdrew as hosts last year due to financial issues.
>“We want to do all that we can to make Glasgow 2026 a reality,” president Ben Houston said.
Interesting offer. I understand the risks ScotGov and GCC are concerned about- they’d have less than two years to organise the event (compared to 7 years for the 2014 games), and the budget is 5-7x _smaller_ (depending on if you consider inflation). So, there are considerable risks. But there is a clear appetite from organisers to get this going, and they’ve promised no public funding will be necessary, with a scaled back event- would be worthwhile if they can make it work, I think.
Just let it die.
Tell them tae beat it – nae sports days tae there’s nae food banks
It’s just a relic of Empire.
All for international sports – especially when we are allowed to compete under a Scottish flag – but these games just feel past their time.
In exchange for breakdancing to be added
We should run a fucking mile from this, which means we will host it.