08/08/2012 Newsnight Scotland

Tonight in Newsnight Scotland, in two years time, the Commonwealth

Games take place in Glasgow. He says he wants to be aired. -- be

there. But what of the organisers doing to ensure that the

Commonwealth Games lives up to the Olympics?

Chris Hoy, Usain Bolt and Jessica Ennis could all be enacts and -- in

action in the Commonwealth Games, and it seemed that enthusiasm is

growing in the City fans to the population of -- popular --

popularity of the Olympics. Today, the Glasgow organisers are in

London to learn what they can. The pedalling into the history books.

Sir Chris Hoy wins his 6th gold medal to become Britain's's most

successful Olympian. He reflected on what he had achieved and what

may lie ahead. This is phenomenal. Glasgow, that

is another question. If I can keep going to Glasgow, that would be the

dream ending for me. A piece of gold-plated publicity

for the Commonwealth Games organisers as they have to harness

the buzz created by the London Olympics. If Scotland's cycling

superstar does compete in 2014, he will not be the only athlete going

for gold in a venue named after him. Today, as the nation basked in his

glory, work was going on it at the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome. The aim is

that Glasgow is ready in two years' time. As the construction workers

sweltered under some restaurants -- sunshine, eg detective engaged in

some carefully timed promotion. Team GB has done fantastically, and

Scottish athlete are part of that, and they have been an inspiration.

It has really driven people's interest in Glasgow 2014, from a

social media standpoint, it has Such has been the success of the

Scottish athlete in Team GB, Glasgow 2014 organisers are

claiming an Olympic balance. While excitement in the, what games has

created an increased ticket demand. So does a trip to London's East End

back up their findings? How do you feel about the Commonwealth Games

coming to hear? I feel it will be good. By John not

interested in the Olympics? No, too much to do.

But I am interested in things other swimming and diving now.

Give it another six months, and the hype will die down. 2014, the real

Olympics, in Glasgow! But while sporting success has been

the dominating theme of London 2012, they have been issues dragging the

horizon. Problems with G4S left the -- led to the army been called in

at the last minute, not part of the original plan. NT seat at venues

also less red faces for London 2012 officials, had outrage from members

of the public's desperate for tickets.

We are looking at things a bit differently in some areas, in terms

of how we engage up. We are looking at things such as capacity at

different engagement in terms of the public and so forth, and how we

can do things smarter. There is no question that ticketing and

security have been the hot topics in the world and media. I think

Four athletes and officials alike, the road to success is lined with

potential pitfalls. Avoiding them will soon be Glasgow's

responsibility. I enjoyed by the chief executive of

20 -- Glasgow 2014, David Grevenberg. The deed of Glasgow

Council is also here, and Professor of sport at Edinburgh University,

Grant Jarvie, is in the studio in Edinburgh. A few things on the

technicalities of this. Ticketing problems they have had at the

Olympics in London. How do you get round that? Does the Commonwealth

Games have the same problems? The problems in London seemed to be

with these Olympic friends tickets. The Commonwealth Games are

different. That is one of the expectations to be managed. The,

what games are fundamentally different, a smaller capacity of

venues address tickets on sale. But it does not mean that the

performance is any less attractive. -- the Commonwealth Games.

But you will have to the OAPs? -- of the I P is?

You do have tickets back to be purchased by sponsors, for example,

but it is a purchasing situation where all tickets are on sale.

How will you get round the problem in London where by, say, in the

swirling, the seating that was allocated to the Friends of the

Olympics, the Olympic family, were largely empty?

The difference is that there is accredited seating for people with

accreditation. They can get in there based on their association.

In the Commonwealth Games, there are some of those, but it is a

different size and scope. We will be looking at policies around

ticketing and accreditation of to the cat smarter ways to make sure

we cannot achieve three areas. We want full stadia, because all the

testimony coming in from athletes is that the buzz of the crowd, that

full stadium makes an enormous difference, particularly for a home

crowd. Secondly, we want an accessible and inclusive games, We

want to reach two in wide audience. Throughout Scotland, throughout

Glasgow and throughout the Commonwealth. Thirdly, we want to

reach our ticket revenue. The other thing people have been

going on about is the lottery for tickets in London. Are you selling

them in a different way? We are not sure yet. The lesson

learnt is absolutely critical, had we will look at it.

The other issue at the beginning was security. I presume you will

not be hiring G4S to run security? We are in the process of going

through our security procurement. survey are in with a chance?!

They will be considered, along with all. Why don't you get the army

and? Everyone loves them. The the experience has been

brilliant. The armed forces have been brilliant. Is that not an

option? Can you actually just say you would

like the Army to do it? Everything costs, at one of the things that

has been recognised, and we have recognised, is that it is quite

early days, but we want a safe and secure gains. We want a games that

has a firm hand when necessary, but also a discrete elements.

This is the first good news G4S have had since the Olympics opened!

Gordon, what much -- what must concern you is this thing to that

discussion earlier, where it is well-established that the economic

effect in the centre of London has been negative over the course of

the games, rather than about they were expecting?

De Commonwealth Games are the largest sporting and cultural event

that stock that has ever hosted. The issues around London, I think,

weapon to be linked to the publicity,... They were actively

encouraged to think, people went to go on holiday, or they work from

home. If there are more people employed in the tourism sector in

Glasgow. How will you stop that happening in London? -- in Glasgow?

The scale is different. We expect a buzzing city. A when you say the

scale, where the Olympics are, arguably, it is almost a small part

of London, compared to the West End?

Were warned not face the same issues that a world city facing the

Olympic -- hosting the Olympic Games will face. The other thing is

all the advantages that come to host cities after the Games. We do

have a buzzing city during the games and all the legacy as well.

Grant Jarvie in Edinburgh? Are you convinced of the legacy, the game

is worth the candle in what they Yes, it's definitely worth it.

Glasgow has learned a lot in comparison with what other cities

have done. Scotland has a very good track record in attracting major

sporting events to the country. We are punching well of our weight for

a population of 5 million people. So the London Olympic Games and

what we learn from that is just part of a journey that has been

going on for some time. If we have learned from Barcelona... For for

example, what have we learned from London? Well, I think in particular

just how important sport is. If you listen to the stories of the

athletes, there are some real human stories there. So there shall shall

value of sport... We have respect we sort of knew that sport was

important to sportsmen. I mean in terms of what lessons you take into

Glasgow, that have specifically, out of the Olympics? Well, we know

we have to have a long history of sport -- hosting events, and

Glasgow has that. So we will take up what we learn that -- from

bidding for the Ryder Cup, and Scotland has been really successful,

not just in attracting one major sporting event, but we have a

capacity and a capability, and we have learned a lot. Not all

countries and cities have that knowledge, to successfully secured

and win a major sporting events. All right. Undoubtedly people have

been glued to the television set, but you presumably would like that

at misfit to continue for the next two years. -- atmosphere. In a

couple of months' time, people will have forgotten about it. We have

been very focused on building our foundations, building confidence in

terms of our programme as a partnership and an organising

committee. We are a partnership in terms of the Scottish Government,

Glasgow City Council, the Commonwealth Games Federation. It

is all hands on deck, and we have a slew of other stakeholders. We now

move into a phase of engagement, and tried -- start to get people

very excited through the volunteering programme, through our

ticket sales campaigns... In the year you will be having the Games,

there may be a referendum on Scotland becoming independent. Is

that it destruction for you, or is it helpful for you? -- is that a

distraction for you? Very briefly - most cities do not get much of a

legacy from the Games. Why do you keep trying for things like this?

Because of Reading Glasgow companies have won 100 Nitin

million pounds of contracts -- �180 million of contracts. Legacy is

what it lasts. And if you can offer a done people... If you can create

jobs in the city, and give young people jobs -- skills for life, it

is about the Agassi, precisely. Thank you all very much.

Let us look at tomorrow's front page. The Herald Leeds on the

economy. -- the Herald's lead story is that on the economy.

The Scotsman has a picture from the Edinburgh Fringe. 70% of Olympic

medalists are state-educated -- Centre % of Scott Tish -- Scottish