One of London’s biggest success stories has been its use of Olympic facilities. The government ensured that the Olympic Stadium, for example, would be turned into a state-of-the-art 60,000 seat soccer stadium, which will now host Premier League soccer team West Ham United. Extraordinarily, West Ham—which recently received millions as part of a Premier League TV deal—will only have to pay £20 million for the £270 million refit. British taxpayers will pick up the tab for the rest