Ask the French if they'd like to host the 2012 Olympics instead.
Then we can afford something that might actually be useful.
At this rate the country will be bankrupt long before the Olympics take place.
And we'll know who was responsible.

David, Malvern,

"Bad move Boris - Brownie & Darling should be humiliated into paying up!"

How can you humiliate a government without honour.

Trevor S, Crawley, West Sussex, England

What a great idea. The simple fact is that we can't afford these Olympics under the original chaotic, inadequate funding scheme. Even if the money can be raised from the private sector, the country in general, and London residents in particular, will still be paying for them in 20 years time.

john, Oxford, England

Yes, and hands out of the pockets Boris! - there's a good chap!

jimmy , Tunbridge Wells, UK

So it would be WRONG for the Government (aka the Taxpayer) to make up the shortfall, but its okay for the Taxpayer to bail out Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley which have collapsed due to irresponsible management?

Bad move Boris - Brownie & Darling should be humiliated into paying up!

Paul C, Harlow, England (Not EU)

10 out of 10 for daring to think big Boris!
UK, London needs to move away from it's thinking ' can do ourselves/better than others' attitude.
We are part of the world, so lets join it in a more humble magnanimous way shall we?
2012 will come regardless of any whining of taxes.

Marie, London, UK

Britain IS broke and having to ask China for help, and anything that means something actually useful comes out of the Olympic land grab, without any more taxes I can't afford being extracted from me, is brilliant.
Go Boris.
Just watch the terms.

Thalia, London,

10 out of 10 for daring to think big Boris.London needs to move from its "we can do it on our own/we're better than others" attitude.Let's be more humble,join the world and accept assistance from others.2012 will come regardless of the whining about additional taxes from the few.

marie, London,

If Boris Johnson wants to gain any credibility for himself then he must take the advice I publicly gave him last year as he was preparing to become a candidate for the post he ahs now already messed up in a big way. Show he has a morality and an ethics that is higher than that of Ken Livingstone.

Muhammad Haque, London, UK

Just think what a PR scoop the Chinese Government would make of this. Britian broke and having to ask China for help!

Bergman Coffey, Belfast,

As long as me THE TAX PAYER doesn't fork out money for something I never wanted I don't care who pay's for the 2012 games I won't benefit from them.

allan , Stafford, UK

This would be a national disgrace for Britain...worse than that... it would be an INTERNATIONAL DISGRACE and a national humiliation! Somebody stop him...PLEASE! There are many more dignified and business-like ways of obtaining funding. Use a little imagination... get expert help in London!

Garth Rex, Glendale Heights, USA

Hope he remembers to button up his jacket when he meets them!

dave, kent, UK