Tag: 2012
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BBC News interview about the legacy of the 2012 Olympics
I was interviewed on Sunday evening on BBC News, about the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. You can watch the interview below. I talk about the impact of the Games on London’s tourism and also the fact that it is unrealistic to expect the Games to have much of a long-term […]
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Abandon Normal Devices 29th August – 2nd September
I’ll be speaking at a salon event at this festival of new cinema, digital culture and art on Saturday 1st September. Also speaking will be Jennifer M Jones, the coordinator for #media2012, a national-wide citizen media network for London 2012. We’re contributing to Salon #3 ‘Too big to fail?’, a debate on the costs of […]
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The Sinha Games
Last night I was on BBC Radio 4‘s ‘The Sinha Games’, presented by comedian Paul Sinha. This half hour show took an amusing, and broadly positive, look at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and you can listen to it via the BBC iPlayer by clicking the image below:
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BBC News Olympic legacy debate with Ian Sinclair
Last night I was invited to take part in a debate on the BBC News Channel about the legacy of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. You can watch the video below:
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London 2012: Good value for money
I’m going to be on the BBC News tonight, at some point around 9pm, debating the legacy of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games with Ian Sinclair, who has had a great deal to say about the negative impacts of the Olympics in East London. I take the view that 2012 is making a hugely […]
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Blogging for the Metro Newspaper on the 2012 Olympics
Over the next few months, I’m going to be blogging for the Metro Newspaper about the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. I’m going to concentrate on the non-sporting aspects of the Olympics, as I’m no sporting expert, and I’ll have a focus on issues surrounding the impacts of the Games, economically, socially and […]
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A Sporting Chance: the legacies of mega-events for post-industrial British cities
I’ll be contributing to this event at the end of May…. A Sporting Chance: the legacies of mega-events for post-industrial British cities 23rd and 24th May 2012 Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC), University of Manchester Comparing the city of Manchester, ten years after it hosted the Commonwealth Games, with London – host […]
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The Future of UK Tourism: Developing the Visitor Economy
I’ll be speaking at this Inside Government event on 7th December in London. My talk will examine the links between economic development and tourism in the UK, in the context of the economic crisis. Click on the image below to go straight to the event booking page which has a list of all the invited […]
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Event: The tourism legacy of the 2012 Olympic Park – 8th December 2011
I’ll be giving a talk at the University of Greenwich on 8th December 2011, on the tourism legacy of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. The talk will be part of an Olympic Park Legacy Company event that we’re hosting at Greenwich and also speaking will be Clive Little, the new Director of […]
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Some advice for the government on their new tourism policy Pt. 3 – it’s time to get over the Olympics and kick-start innovation
When I started at the University of Greenwich in late 2005, I was asked a question in my interview about the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: “How do you think we should engage with 2012?” Now, just 18 months before the opening ceremony, I’m asked the same question at meetings and events by university management, […]
Dr James Kennell 