ComRes poll : 0.6 % of the public feel the ComRes have had a positive impact on the local economy . According to a poll by research consultancy ComRes , released on the first anniversary of the Games , 69 % of participants said it was a good investment of public money . In the first three months of 2013 , the U.K. grew by 22 % , double the rate of expansion for the first three months of 2013 . Mayor of U.K. Boris Johnson said that the success of the Olympics and Paralympics has spurred investment .
ComRes poll : 0.6 % of the public feel the ComRes have had a positive impact on the local economy . In the first three months of 2013 , the U.K. grew by 22 % , double the rate of expansion for the first three months of 2013 . Mayor of U.K. Boris Johnson said that the success of the Olympics and Paralympics has spurred investment .