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Opportunities lost - if Boston gets the Olympics
It's a question being asked more and more about the Olympics. £20billion? Is it really worth it? For three weeks? Yeah, it's a lot! What could we get for that money? Jobs, health care, elderly care,...
View Articlethat legacy of rough sleeping
they still seem to be forging ahead with their efforts to make London a world class centre of excellence for rough sleeping:Number of people sleeping rough in London doubles in past five yearsread more
View ArticleLearning from London: The other side of the Olympics - a film from Hamburg
A film by Hamburg filmmaker Marlene Wynants on the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics - in English with German subtitlesread more
View ArticleAftermath 2012 - Affordable Housing Squeeze
One of the major promises of London 2012 was that it would create a large number of affordable homes for East Londoners. In a recent Freedom of Information response to a question:How many homes are now...
View ArticleAftermath 2012 - Anything in Stratford is an Olympic Legacy
Back in July 2016 after I posted an article about job creation in the aftermath of London2012 on Games Monitor BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme contacted me for an interview. They had come across...
View ArticleLondon2012 Housing Legacy down to 4,300 homes inside the Olympic Park
Two years ago I asked the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) for its projections for housing by 2031. It came back with a figure of 6,800 homes. This had to be revised down to 6,650, then...
View Article#NOlympicsAnywhere: A transnational movement to stop the Olympic Games is...
Article by Cerianne Robertson, posted on PlaytheGame.org.NOlympics Anywhere: A transnational movement to stop the Olympic Games is gathering strengthread more
View ArticleAftermath 2012 - LLDC Cladding Safety Report June 2017 'No inadequacies have...
Following the recent article in Inside Housing which reportedAluminium composite material (ACM) cladding, which was judged to be a major contributor to the spread of fire at Grenfell Tower in 2017, has...
View ArticleRegeneration, the 2012 Olympics and the gentrification of East London
It's Not For UsPaul WattThis paper examines the much-hyped 2012 Olympic Games ‘legacy’ in relation to the displacement experiences of lower-income East Londoners. The paper begins by outlining the...
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