This morning I was interviewed by BBC London about the Green Party's view regarding today's meeting to decide which firm will be appointed Masterplanners for the Olympic bid. I stressed our view that the Olympics could be of great benefit to London, but that the current bid was the wrong bid at the wrong time.
The company that is appointed today will have to prepare the masterplan by the end of November, giving them less than four months to set up, run and draw conclusions from consultation with local communities. The masterplan will impact on the lives of Londoners for generations, whether or not the Olympic bid is successful. No matter how good they are as planners, no company can run a genuine consultation about a project of this scale in the time they have been given.
The interview should be broadcast on BBC London News at 6.30pm this evening on BBC One.
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