Yes, even more.

Up to 80 businesses and hundreds of residents could be evicted from the
London Olympic site next year as part of a huge relocation exercise
adding an extra £1 billion to the cost of the 2012 Games.

1) Let’s regenerate an area by clearing it of productive businesses. We the bureaucrats know best, of course, for the businesses that we think will occupy the sites in 7 years time will be much, much, better, oh yes.

2) Paris still want this? Has Athens got an empty stadium or two? How about Sydney? Anyone? Bueller?