The 'value' of London 2012 can be measured in all sorts of ways and over all sorts of timescales. Trying to reduce it to some sort of annual balance sheet might be politically convenient for some but that doesn't reflect the true 'value' to GB - the economy, our society, our future, our perceptions, our aspirations etc etc....
FGS naysayers, either just admit you're wrong or continue in denial but let's make something positive out of what you feel is a negative!!! Continuing to talk down an amazing, once in a lifetime event serves no positive purpose and if positives (i.e. jobs, growth etc) are what you're about (as opposed to petty party political point scoring) why not accept that the money's been spent and we need to get the best return from it? Pre games worries aside, why continue to talk down what's been globally perceived as a wonderful event? Who does that mentality serve? :confused? Or would you sleep better having snatched defeat from the jaws of success???
If even the Aussies are saying stuff like this isn't time you took note of the positives in all of this???
http://www.smh.com.au/olympics/news-...813-2448t.html