What I found totally obscene about the whole process is that while England freezes and is under the biggest financial meltdown it has known for decades, they can find the money to protect the Prince and Mr Cameron to swan around Brussels for days while they are shutting day centres for elderly care in most of the cities the world cup would have been held in. I wonder how much the security cost for this escapade and how much the councils paid who were hoping to gain from the bid?

Russia and Qatar have lots of oil too don't they? Or am I being skeptical?

All this said it makes no odds to me as I do not like football. Maybe I am biased but I really do find it obscene when I think what it has cost :(

mp