Boris may think next year’s London Olympics will be “the most exciting thing that’s happened in the eastern part of the city since the Great Fire”, but – according to a slew of new polls – he’s got some way to go to persuade the rest of the country. Here’s an opener from YouGov:
In the same poll, there’s also widespread scepticism over what benefit the Olympics the bring to Britain:
The clearest perceived benefit is for London’s sporting facilities, with 54 per cent agreeing that they will be much better “not just for the games themselves but for years afterwards”. However, when it comes to London’s public transport, only 32 per cent think it will see significant improvement, while 41 per cent disagree.
But worse comes in the ICM poll for the Telegraph. 50 per cent say the event will not prove to be value for money, with just 28 per cent thinking the opposite.
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