Tuesday, 03 July 2012 06:43
‘Income levels and unemployment in London’s east borough of Newham, that found will host the Olympics seven years ago are now worse despite government pledges that the games will change the poor minority-packed neighborhood.
London beat Paris in the race to host the Games back in 2005 by promising to improve the life chances of children in the east boroughs. But despite billions of pounds of spending, the Newham borough is lagging further behind other London areas in terms of unemployment and income levels than in 2005.’
Read more: Olympics Leave East London Worse, Rather than Better Off
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