Great Expectations

摘要

So Far, Gordon Brown's pledge to fight the downturn with a recession-busting package of transport, communications and energy initiatives hasn't amounted to much more than a bit of heel-dragging on the Severn Barrage and a vague pronouncement on nationwide broadband. For those of us excited by the prospect of a Roosevelt-style 'New Deal' that would create hundreds of thousands of new jobs and reinvigorate the economy it's all a bit underwhelming.rnFortunately, regardless of whether or not the government commits to the schemes of public works that many believe are essential to our recovery, there is onernbig project that can't be deferred, cancelled or otherwise spirited away: the London 2012 Olympics.