2012 to be 'cosier' than Beijing Boris Johnson has said London will be turned into a "party city" Boris Johnson has said the 2012 Olympic games will be "cosier" and have more "intimacy" than those in Beijing. Updating MPs on progress, the London mayor pledged to deliver a games "every bit as good as Beijing" without spending "colossal" sums of money. He vowed the event would not go over its £9.3bn budget even though the credit crunch had hit planning. He also warned that security would be a national issue even though the games are being staged largely in London. 'Fantastic games' Controlling costs