http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:01:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/18/the-debate-have-olympic-sponsorship-regulations-gone-too-far/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/18/the-debate-have-olympic-sponsorship-regulations-gone-too-far/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:09:35 +0000 Steve Anderson http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=26472 While last week's moans turned to the poor preparations of security contractors G4S, the last four days have seen attention focusing on the restrictions placed on athletes, spectators, businesses, charities, your dinner, your clothes, your girlfriend and your dog over what they can and can't do in association with the Olympics]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/18/the-debate-have-olympic-sponsorship-regulations-gone-too-far/feed/ 48 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/17/the-great-olympic-tax-swindle/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/17/the-great-olympic-tax-swindle/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:00:21 +0000 Simon Birch http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=26423 With the country now on starters' orders for the beginning of the London Games, the first winner has already been announced with the news that McDonald's have become the first Olympic sponsor to refuse their Olympic tax break]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/17/the-great-olympic-tax-swindle/feed/ 76