What’s this “a fair deal for Glasgow” rubbish? What is the point of just changing the “London” for “Glasgow?”
Were we not sold the idea that although the Olympics’ were to be in London all of the U.K. would benefit.
Now we are getting the same package just transposing Glasgow for London, all of Scotland has been robbed to bolster up the funding for London, and as such that bill for London will over run and there will be no monies for Glasgow or Scotland for that mater in 2014.

The end result will be of course after a general election, so no mater who is returned to Westminster there will be nothing in the pot for “Glasgow” or Scotland.

what a waste of money!!,day after day we read of all the misery in this country and around the world in general
but all that seems to be important is that some one can run or jump faster than someone else,the sporting nutters should be tarred and feathered,when it comes to it .who cares any way!!!?

Team GB is asking for some of Scotland's money back?

Is there an election looming?

Glasgow 2014 is turning into Salmond's London 2012. #1 has hit the nail on the head. If London 2012 is only "good for London" then the same critics cannot expect us to believe that Glasgow 2014 will be "good for the whole of Scotland". Just doesn't add up.
It's not a good legacy to deprove other areas of Scotland the investment in decent sporting infrastructure in order to waste millions of a two-week flash-in-the-pan. Why not build a lasting legacy of fitness and good health in Scotland by giving all regions a fair stab at the funds. This reeks of political posturing by the SNP.

has anyone else noticed that london is hosting the olympics ? there's a huge difference between that and the commonwealth games in terms of prestige and do we always have to go scrounging for money? the cash is there for 2014 which are not costing anywhere near the same as 2012

#5 We would have to be blind not to have noticed that London is hosting the olympics and it will be very good and prestiges for England..
Asking for a fair distribution of cash to Scotland is hardly scrounging around for money, I'm Scottish and want what is good for Scotland it is a pity that we have to ask for money that is rightly ours but there you go, maybe when the time comes you should vote for independence and then you might get rid of your britnat cringing and british parocialisms.

Good to see all the parties are supporting the campaign for more lottery funding for the 2014 Glasgow Games. The 2012 Olympics in London and our Commonwealth games 2 years later should provide lasting benefits for the UK as a whole

So the questions should really be what will happen with this debate when The SNP wants to Divorce Scotland from the rest of the UK in a 2010 vote? A Divorce ? What is Scotland's share of the National Debt? What investment would account for the English, Welsh , Northern Ireland and Scottish shares in the Offshore Oil. Would Navy contracts come to Scotland and Bases removed with a Divorce. Is that prospect greater in cost then the Lottery funding requested by the SNP.
Beyond the question of the potential Divorce
How much power in Westminster does Scotland think it will have spending SNP MPs to London with the threat of a Divorce and the next General election installing Tories back to power without the aid of Scotland?
Like Thatcher Cameron will stop the money to the Commonwealth Games in 2014 like the Old Iron Lady did for 1986 in a time that didn't have a divorce being talked about. The Case though can be made this time that the UK is broke hosting the Olympics in 2012 and it would be a totally plausible excuse. The Commonwealth Games could be then moved to London if Scotland can't pick up the tab on her own. London 2012's venues would certainly be in White Elephant mode in 2014 and the Commonwealth Games Relocated might provide a bit of cash to London to offset loses.

Would Scotland be a part of the commonwealth if it separated? Who knows . before you leap into a games bid a political and financial house has to be in order with self funding the overriding agenda otherwise you have Edinburgh 1986 . Manchester 2002 and London 2012 all financial disasters

I thought that the Commenwealth Games were already fully funded, so why this need for more cash, so they can p*ss it up against the wall??