I'm off to meet the Olympic Park Legacy Company tonight along with several other journalists who are following the story of how the 2012 Games regenerates east London.
It should be a good chance to ask some key questions as a lot remains unresolved about the OPLC just now - not least how it begins to interact with the private sector while the LDA and government remain unable to reach agreement over who owns the Olympic land and associated debt.
Certainly property people I speak to are worried that the vehicle is being destabilised at a crucial stage by the faltering negotiations - and the longer the stand-off continues the closer we get to a General Election and the possibility of major changes in how the project is taken forward.
I presume West Ham and the Olympic Stadium might crop up in conversation too. Assuming it is not all Chatham House rules I will provide an update tomorrow, but if anyone reading has any pressing questions they would like answered than please reply here.
I'm particularly looking forward to it as the meet-up is being held at Forman's on Fish Island.
Forman, the smoked salmon entrepreneur, is a businessman who, as I have reported before, really made the most of the Olympics being built on his doorstep. I'm hoping to get a view through the site's Fisheye webcam into the Olympic Park!
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