Do you think that Lottery money is well distributed?(e.g.Olympic funding) If not what would you do with it ?

Question

http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/22082008/389/gold-medal-really-worth.html

This article breaks down the lottery funding for all the Olympic sports .

Do you think that it´s worth it?

Is Lottery money well spent in general?

Do you know personally of any projects that benefited from lottery money?

Answer 1

nhs

Answer 2

Well, they spent £2.99m on handball - WTF is handball?

I think the lottery funding should be spent on more needy causes, especially charities.  Not minority sports no one has heard of, or arty stuff no one is interested in.  

Answer 3

Dont know about the money thingy, but our hurdlers cant even master the basics it would seem.

Answer 4

I'm not sure if it is well distributed but looking at this table I would say it is not.

Considering the success of the British cycling team, then I would say that funding is crucial and looking at the facilities they have in the velodrome they use for training then it speaks for itself.

This velodrome is in Manchester and was purpose built for the Commonwealth Games.  It is a world class facility and the team's success proves to me that funding is crucial.  If we are to have top athletes then they need to have the best training facilities.

This government would do well to note the great success of team GB, and carry on from Beijing, by encouraging the youth of this country in all kinds of sports by providing good facilities everywhere.

Just think what a difference it would make in all those kids lives if they had access to a sport of their choice and were encouraged to use their talents and energy in such a rewarding way.

I'm not saying they would all become world class, but anyone can do some kind of sport, just look at the Special Olympics.

A great deal of lottery money is wasted on projects that are unworthy or have other means of being financed, just look at the Churchill papers for one example.  Sports facilities should be a big priority for lottery money, but I also think that the government could do much more.  After all we are one of the wealthiest countries and the benefits would be vast for a great many people, not least of all for some of our young people who just need direction in their lives.

It could be a partial answer to many of the ills of this country. And with London Olympics 4 years away, what better way to use taxpayers money than by enhancing the lives of youngsters and encouraging them to follow the examples they have seen in Beijing.

Edit.

Our local park has benefited from lottery money. It is very big and the local council had allowed it to become very neglected.  A Grant of about £3m had transformed it and it is now a real pleasure to visit.

It was actually built by local men out of work during the cotton famine and well worth preserving for both it's history and it's beauty.

Answer 5

It would be better distributed if some of it was sent my way!!! Id live happier x*x

Answer 6

The funding is definitely working, considering how many medals Britain have won this time around.

I think it's a good thing that lottery money is spent on this, and other projects that us taxpayers wouldn't be willing to spend extra for.

Answer 7

Strangely yes I do, I would rather it went towards a project that bolsters national pride than to many of the other dreary projects that are held up as worthy causes.  The profits that Camelote are allowed to keep are what make me cross, when the Lottery came up for review Richard Bransons none profit making bid was turned down in favour of Camelotes bid to continue making vast amounts of money for its directors. I havnt bought a Lottery ticket since.

Answer 8

No it is not well distributed. There have been too many scandals about it going to people in this country who preach hate about the western world. NHS should not be funded by this. It should only be used by people who contribute to it like any other medical scheme.

Answer 9

I do not think Lottery money should support the Olympics, let Athletics support themselves along with all the other sports in the Olympic games.

When Arsenal , Manchester United, Liverpool and the other football teams build a new stadium they have to pay for it themselves let he the  athletes do the same, the good thing about the Olympics was the at he premier league started playing football on the 16th of August.

Answer 10

The point is does anyone really care where it goes when they think they may become millionaries for virtually nothing?

Answer 11

yes. its working. lets keep buying the scratch cards. the NHS  should be funded by national  insurance contributions. NOT lottery funding

Answer 12

I'm agree with divasue on that one, I don't buy tickets anymore so really can't comment.