Just as a brief update on this entry from a couple of weeks ago, I can now see why Sadiq Kahn vetoed the construction of a whacking great illuminated arena up in Stratford. I just thought I’d google it to see if there were any developments in that story, and found this Evening Standard article. The thing would have been a bloody great health risk which would have spread light pollution for miles and made the whole area uninhabitable. Even more pressingly, there was a risk of the sphere triggering epileptic seizures. I can now easily see why the plans were rejected: what might look cool in Las Vegas, surrounded by the deserts of Nevada, does not necessarily suit suburban London.

Even so, I’m still curious about what will be done with that crumbling car park.