Was it just me or did yesterday's mass anticipation of London 2012 almost totally forget the social and economic "legacy" that the Games are supposed to betroth to the East End? Regeneration experts are getting anxious, notwithstanding their confidence in Margaret Ford and the Olympic Park Legacy Company. The stadiums may be rising on time and within budget, but what are the prospects for the revival in the fortunes of the East End that we've been promised will follow? Inside Housing's Nick Duxbury:
On this front it seems London is yet to "leave the starting blocks". Five years after the bid was won, there is still no coherent masterplan detailing what this park legacy will be, and there is also no money secured to pay for it.
There are signs of progress too, but there's a long, long way to go. Read the whole piece.
