24th July 2008, 09:37 PM
I reckon it's that archaeology as a whole has been hit with a double whammy - the Recession and the Olympic Games. Both are going to coincide with each other in a very big way.
We all know that the budget for the Olympic Games is going to be more than they say it will be. And where will the extra money come from? Between now and 2012 will be when the economy hits rock bottom and probably will only just start picking itself back up again.
So all the Lottery money's been eaten up for with nothing to go into archaeology for a long while. And where will the extra money come from to fund the excess? The govt will just have to borrow more, causing taxes and the cost of living to rise more, which in turn, as many of you have mentioned has affected the building trade etc that provide major contracts to units. To come full circle the other projects and community based groups who rely on that govt funding to contribute to arcchaeology wont have any because of the Olympic Games's
I guess heritage is the last thing on people minds in times like these (far too young to remember the problems of the 80's) It's a sad thought.
"Kids, go get a proper job and don't take mine" - Derek Alexander
We all know that the budget for the Olympic Games is going to be more than they say it will be. And where will the extra money come from? Between now and 2012 will be when the economy hits rock bottom and probably will only just start picking itself back up again.
So all the Lottery money's been eaten up for with nothing to go into archaeology for a long while. And where will the extra money come from to fund the excess? The govt will just have to borrow more, causing taxes and the cost of living to rise more, which in turn, as many of you have mentioned has affected the building trade etc that provide major contracts to units. To come full circle the other projects and community based groups who rely on that govt funding to contribute to arcchaeology wont have any because of the Olympic Games's
I guess heritage is the last thing on people minds in times like these (far too young to remember the problems of the 80's) It's a sad thought.
"Kids, go get a proper job and don't take mine" - Derek Alexander