The meltdown of the public transport system that many (including myself) had forecast and feared for the Olympics hasn't occurred (I'll just add a 'yet' to be cautious). This is probably thanks to a combination of many people going away and of many sensible Londoners avoiding non-necessary travelling.
Indeed, many businesses in central London are
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Yes I don't think that Oxford Circus is ever going to be quiet! I should go and have a look to see if it is really true.
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Of course stories are now coming out about the forced rehousing on the etstates in Newham (Carpenter estate particularly and the draconian behaviour of LOCOG reps with even small local buisinesses just attempting to draw attention, not unreasonably, to themselves being in the area.
I hope we don't discover that the losses do out weigh the gains.
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I think that the gains will be short-lived; I really doubt that the games will boost the economy.
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