Despite promises, the London Olympics is set to leave us with a legacy of unwanted buildings. We should cut costs and have flatpack movable stadia, says Ross Clark
The complex used for the 1908 Olympics became known as White City. For 2012, the challenge is not to create a White Elephant City.

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