jayallen

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Truely awesome with the music!

prodriverules

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+1 Jay,it was brilliant

jayallen

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I cant recall seeing a display as good as that Ryan.....Just been informed(not sure if its correct) but that was £1.8million that has just gone up in smoke.

chocolate_o_brian

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Really enjoyed it.

scotty44

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Tax payers money

It was good but..... I could do much better with the ££

what would scooby do

The fireworks in Tottenham were much better IIRC

mart360

Just commenting tonight, 10 years ago it was pissheads in the fountains in trafalgar square lol....

When they cottoned onto fireworks, it was usually chopped to get back to some daft luvvy in the studio sucking up to some z list celeb...


At least now theyve cottoned onto the fact that they are actually quite good, and should be shown in there entirerity


Lets hope the ones for 2012 five rings are better



Mart

Wish

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Call me a humbug I can take it.
But what a complete waste of money they spend every year on this display.

Put the money to better use.


Oh and Happy New Year all :-)

SPEN555

So much for global warming eh

Hysteria1983

I'm with you there.

Yes it's new year, we all like to look at something pretty but there are far better things that sort of money could be used for.

Chip

Look at the bigger picture. NYE and the fireworks bring in millions of pounds into London, hotels are full, restaraunts and pubs are packed etc, all of which generates a huge sum in VAT, income tax, NI etc.

Hysteria1983

Yes, very true. And with the Olympic games around the corner I think London needed to show the world that 2012 in the UK will be great!

dpb

great display , and that was sitting at home on the couch

movi-star

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Was a great display, the H of P looked fantastic against all the fireworks, much of it is competition with other capitals of the world and who can throw the best firework party, top job by London.

SwissTony

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Superb display. Have been in london before to watch them but far better watching them on TV. Did the same last night, very impressive it was

The shirley bassey bit was very good with all the white

A bit different using St Stephens tower for some of the display

addi monster

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fantastic,, were even thinking about going down for next years,,

Chip

Me too.

SwissTony

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You are right, it is a bit one upmanship but just goes to show when we put our minds to it, England can do a half decent display

MRSIMPSON

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I went, stood in the rain for two hours waiting thinking 'I'd rather be at home' but once the fireworks kicked in, it was incredible, best I've ever seen.

The journey home on the other hand... Stay central if you're planning on going next year is my advice.

J4CKO

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Awesome, sod the cost, a doctor got payed 4.5 million for having a bad time at work, this is much better value, not much makes me feel proud for being British but I must admit to a tear in my eye and a lump in my throat watching that.

Definitely better under Boris the fireworks, better than watching Red Ken with a sparkler whilst the money went to his mates in their quangos.

dpb

Only thing put me off slightly was that tit presenting , guy from F1 - Dont even know his name

PaulC72

The country is f***ed and we waste 1.8 million on a display no wonder we are in the state we are in and it really only benefits the people in the area as everyone else can only see it on TV, it is just another example of how we waste money when it should be used to get us out the mess we are in and help sort us out...afterall there are homeless on the streets who could be fed & housed, children who are being abused and so on its really annoying.

Oh and happy new year all

JackClark

Loved it, hoping for double that for the Olympics.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16374722

Chip

As I stated earlier, you need to look at the bigger picture, the event generates £millions in tourism.

PaulC72

I understand that so if so much is generated in tourism where is all the money going and why are we still screwed, how much does the single event actually raise from visitors?

As a one off event is it more than that spent on the event?

J4CKO

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Imagine if they didn't do it, think how worrying that would be, truth is we will never really be in aosition to comfortably just afford it without any reference to the cost but we need stuff like this as a country, London is our capital city and I dont begrudge them the celebrations. I watched it on Youtube and really enjoyed it and it has become a yearly tradition, those images are beamed round the world, impressive pyrotechnics against an iconic backdrop that is as unique as the Sydney Harbour bridge or the Statue of Liberty, i reminds people we are still here and that they are missing out by not visiting, it is valuable PR like the royal family are, without it, its just another boring European capital, I like to think it has a bigger allure than pretty much any other.

I doubt if they didn't do it kids would not get abused or social care would improve markedly, 1.8 million is a fair chunk of cash but it isnt much in the scheme of things, paid for by us and I think it is worth the 0.0000000001 p I contributed, better than the £100 I usually spunk on bonfire night, look at what money gets spent on, its loose change in comparison to Wars, Nukes, benefits and just keeping the place going, it kind of feels like the government giving something back after a tough year for a lot of people, a bit of fun.

Just enjoy it for what it is, an amazing spectacle.

David Lock

I saw that Beijing had a big display but no fireworks - just a light show????

I thought China was the home of fireworks but perhaps city pollution is so bad now.

Anyone know? Ran out of matches?

d

Frosticles

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Self funding then.

Chip

Well it could be going to pay off some of the national debt that the country has at the moment.

As for the amount raised from visitors, The cost was actually about £ 313,000.00 for the fireworks the remaining costs were for policing, transporte tc

They are normally sponsored

Since London started having fireworks on New Years Eve it has brought millions in extra revenue to London businesses especially the smaller ones such as bars, restaurants, hotels etc over the New Year period

Chip

lozgti1

i-mpressive!

Was good though