I've learned that a report by the London Assembly will attack the Olympic Delivery Authority and London 2012 for building venues which will be great for the Games but not much use afterwards.
The planning of the main stadium and of the �308 million International Broadcast and Media Centre will come under fire.
One senior Assembly member, Conservative Andrew Boff, has even suggested the option of knocking the Media Centre down if it can't be used for anything. I've heard similar suggestions made before about the Olympic Stadium.
The report is expected to say that there is danger of more taxpayers' money being needed to secure the legacy of the buildings.
The criticism of the main stadium is interesting since its future looks more secure at the moment than ever before.
I understand that it is increasingly likely that a deal will be struck with West Ham who are hoping to rent the stadium after 2014 together with an entertainment group which would use it for concerts in the summer.
The stadium would also be available for major athletics events outside of the football season.
But the future of the Media Centre is controversial. It was hoped that a major media company would move into the centre after the Games but no deal has been done yet.
The report, expected to be published on Friday, will say that the centre will have few permanent facilities when the Games are over.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adrianwarner/2010/09/more_accusations_of_2012_legac.html
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