A Perfect Gift Anytime Ads appear ONLINE TOO! UnionUnion JackJack Union Jack Subscription internetinternet- PPAGEAGE $35 See Page 3 CLASSADSCLASSADS 1133 ‘Royal Message’ Due to the Royal Wedding falling on our Press Day, April 29. We will print the UJ on May 1. Vol. 29 No. 1 April 2011 London’s Olympic Stadium Completed TTHEHE HHEADLINESEADLINES CONSTRUCTION on the flagship stadium for the No Immunity In UK For 2012 London Olympics was completed last month Defected Libyan Minister when the last patch of turf was laid on the grass LIBYAN Foreign Minister Moussa infield of the 80,000-seat venue. Koussa defected to the UK last month The $777m Olympic Stadium was finished amidst the turmoil in his country. under budget and three months ahead of schedule British Foreign Secretary William – less than three years after work began in May Hague said the resignation of Koussa, 2008 and 16 months before the opening ceremony one of the most senior members of on July 27, 2012. Gadhafi ’s government, shows that the “In some previous games we were struggling Libyan leader’s regime is “fragmented, to have a stadium ready for the opening,” IOC under pressure and crumbling.” executive board member Denis Oswald told The But Hague said on March 31, “Koussa Associated Press. “Here, more than a year ahead is not being offered any immunity from of the games, now it’s ready and we could nearly British or international justice,” dampen- compete tomorrow. This is very encouraging and ing speculation that the British govern- very satisfactory.” ment might seek to overlook allegations The stadium, which will host the track and – leveled by Libya’s opposition – that field competition and opening and closing he played a pivotal role in the 1988 ceremonies, is the centerpiece of the overall bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, among $14.8bn project, which is transforming a former other atrocities. industrial wasteland in east London into a mas- Authorities debriefed Koussa, a sive Olympic Park. trusted Gadhafi adviser and longtime Former Olympic sprinter Frank Fredericks used stalwart in the Libyan regime, after he a shovel to put down the symbolic last patch of fl ed to Britain on March 30 on a private grass on the 97,000-square foot infield, as London plane from Tunisia – apparently with organizing committee chairman Sebastian Coe little notice to the British government. and others stood by. The Libyan opposition alleges that The surface of the running track will be in- Koussa, regarded as one of Gadhafi ’s stalled this year, while organizers will also need closest allies, had a role in mastermind- to dress up the stadium and prepare 700 rooms ing the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight and other facilities. 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed The last piece of turf has been laid at the Olympic Stadium ahead of the 2012 London Games. Continued on page 3 270 people, most of them Americans. Koussa was expelled from Britain in 1980 after giving an interview advocat- ing the use of violence to silence UK Prince Harry To critics of Libya’s government. UK Budget Seeks To His name also was associated with the Go On Arctic Trek bombing of a French aircraft over Niger in 1989, but in recent years he helped With War Vets with diplomatic progress that ended Promote Faltering Growth Libya’s international isolation. Koussa’s move would be the first By Jane Wardell tions, the government hopes more foreign to education. “We are only going to raise high-profi le resignation since the US-led investment and more innovation from the living standards of families if we Continued on page 4 THE GOVERNMENT put business domestic businesses will help. have an economy that can compete in the competitiveness at the center of its “Let it be heard clearly around the modern age.” economic recovery plans in its an- world ... that Britain is open for business,” GOODIES Police Brace For All nual budget on last month, enticing Osborne told lawmakers in the House of Chris Sanger, global head of tax policy Royal Wedding Threats foreign investment with a corpora- Commons as he tried to swing the spot- at Ernst & Young, said Osborne “In de- light from hugely unpopular government By Paisley Dodds tion tax cut as it acknowledged Continued on page 4 Guy Disney, Steve Young, Jaco economic growth will be slower spending cuts on services from welfare SCOTLAND YARD is bracing for all Van Gass, and Martin Hewitt types of security threats to the royal wed- than anticipated this year. PRINCE HARRY is heading to the Arctic, ding – threats that range from terrorists On the home front, Treasury chief showing his support for Britain’s wounded and anarchists to anti-monarchists and George Osborne attempted to sweeten Afghanistan war veterans by joining part other protesters. the pill for Britons who are still reeling of their punishing expedition to the North The declaration came after rogue from the country’s worst recession since Pole. groups disrupted a peaceful demonstra- World War II with a headline-grabbing Harry took off for frigid northern tion March 26 against Britain’s harshest cut in fuel duty. Norway March 22 for training and trek- spending cuts since World War II. With Britain still struggling to get back king on a trip organized by the Walking Police commander Bob Broadhurst to fi rm growth after wallowing in recession With the Wounded charity, of which he said the April 29 wedding of Prince Wil- longer than other major industrialized na- is a patron. liam and Kate Middleton at London’s The group includes four British soldiers Westminster Abbey carries even more who were seriously wounded while on ac- of a security threat than the anti-austerity GGreatreat GGiftift IIdeas!deas! tive duty, including two amputees. protests. Since the event has special UNION JACK “What the Walking With The Wounded security implications, UK police will North Pole Team is undertaking is an enor- be able to use special stop-and-search SUBSCRIPTION mous adventure of the most challenging powers that fall under Britain’s coun- 12 issues all order,” Harry said in a statement. terterrorism laws. The charity hopes to raise £2m through “They won’t get away with it,” year long! donations and sponsorships for the expedi- Broadhurst told BBC radio. “The royal Demonstrators streamed into central London last month to march tion. Harry said he hopes the money “will wedding has a different tenor to it. It’s £sd against government budget cuts. make a life-changing difference to injured a security operation largely.” COIN SETS servicemen and women from our Armed British security offi cials have said Forces.” there is no specifi c terror threat to the $29.95 Thousands Crowd Central The four wounded men will be joined wedding, but they are monitoring chat- by two expedition leaders and a Norwegian ter over the Internet and other channels. guide familiar with the region. English-American Dictionary London In Budget Protest UK police were criticized last month for PULLING being too slow to realize what some of “DIVIDED BY A COMMON the protesters were planning. TENS OF THOUSANDS of protesters tion in years. Police said they are not giving The expedition is expected to take four LANGUAGE” - $14.95 crowded central London March 26 to out estimates of the number of demonstra- CONFRONTED weeks and cover roughly 200 miles of Police will be confronted by a myriad protest government cuts to public services, tors – later to be estimated at between frozen Arctic Ocean territory by foot. The streaming in from around the country with 250,000 and 500,000. of security concerns at the royal wed- Yorkshire Passport group will be pulling their own equipment ding, including a general terror threat banners, balloons and whistles. Britain is facing £80bn of public spend- in sleds in temperatures expected to drop - $9.50 Unfortunately, after a peaceful start to ing cuts from Prime Minister David Cam- and crowd control for tens of thousands far below zero. along a route that snakes through central the rally, small groups attacked shops and eron’s coalition government as it struggles The wounded men making the trip are All prices + shipping banks with a stand-off in Piccadilly. There to get the country’s large budget defi cit London. They will be checking vehicles & handling were 214 arrests and 66 people injured, under control. The government has already Continued on page 7 for explosives and looking for snipers including 13 police. raised sales tax, but Britons are bracing for on rooftops or amid crowds. 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