Jul 20, 2012
On tonight’s show, we cast a critical eye over the 2012 Olympic
games, which are set to open in East London in a week’s time. Adam
and Tim spoke to a number of people involved in campaigns
surrounding the Olympics and discovered some of the hidden
consequences of the games. First up, we have an interview with
Julian Cheyne, former resident of the Clays Lane estate in Newham,
which was demolished in 2007 to make way for the Olympic athletes
village. We also spoke to two activitsts, Caroline and Kev, who are
part of the save Leyton Marsh Campaign, a grassroots campaign to
prevent the destruction of a community open space to build a
temporary basketball training facility. We also have some
historical background on repressive tactics used at past Olympic
games and injunctions and exclusion orders that are being used
today from Brian Richardson, a barrister based in East London who
is also the author of Tell it like it is: how our schools fail
black children. We also spoke to several people who have been doing
research into the corporations sponsoring the games.
These include Richard Solly from the London Mining Network talking
about the Greenwash Gold Campaign; Anna McMullan from the Play Fair
campaign; and Tim Hunt talking about the great Olympic Tax Swindle.
Also including tracks from Red Snapper, Radikal Guru feat Cian
Finn, Dub Trio and Kidkanevil.
And to finish things off we have a set from Little Shit and Squeaky
Grinder