There will be a slight boost from the Games -- the economy is expected to grow by 0.6 % immediately afterwards -- but the glow will fade . As London 2012 comes to a close , not everyone has fallen under the Olympic spell . Neil Armstrong criticized the ` ` blustering " '' of Games . East London ##ers moved from their homes , having gone to work . Promise of economic boom largely abandoned .
As London 2012 comes to a close , not everyone has fallen under the Olympic spell . Neil Armstrong criticized the ` ` blustering " '' of Games . East London ##ers moved from their homes , having gone to work . Promise of economic boom largely abandoned .