I parlamentari che lasciano il parlamento britannico per la restaurazione “costerebbero 15 miliardi di sterline”

Well. Fixing the Houses of Parliament needs to happen.

It can’t be put off much longer.

Guy Fawkes wasn’t able to destroy it; be a shame if it became a burnt-out wreck because of institutional constipation.

Longer it’s delayed the more it will cost as kicking this down the road for years on end has proven.

‘£15bn on a building? Just move!’ is a likely retort and to some extent is fair (and will happen), but the building will still need to be repaired any way whether it is used or not.

I was given a tour of the HP by a senior engineer for the restoration 5-6 years ago. Was one of the most fascinating afternoons of my adult life, just hearing about the absolutely astounding complexity of it all, and all of the different options, their massive tradeoffs, and creative solutions being considered.

One of the funniest things we were told was that one of the big reasons for the reluctance amongst the “full decant” option discussed in this article, was the worry that if you move the MPs to a sensibly designed modern debating chamber with enough seats for everyone etc., no one will want to move back when it’s done!

Turn the Palace of Westminster into a musuem and move Parliament somewhere outside of London

Parliament isn’t a building, and sat in numerous places before the Palace was built and the current structure isn’t fit for purpose.

A musuem could at least make back some money on any restoration work and gettig MPs outside of London would be a boon for the country

Build a new one in Manchester or York for about 5% of the cost.

That sounds cheaper than them being inside when it finally falls down on their heads and needs completely replaced.

It will be more expensive to fix it after the huge fire that destroys it

They should turn it into a living museum, with reenactments, theme park rides and amusements, cafeterias and small popup shops where you can get your photo taken and turned into a Spitting Image character talking to Norman Tebbit – by AI.

I’m sure Americans would love it. I would too quite honestly.

There could be thing where you have to bang the Gavel and shout Order! Order! And you can win a soft toy asylum seeker. 🧸

All for a good cause.

Should be ran from a modern building. The fact we are still in parliament and its not a museum is just indicative of the UKs unwillingness to progress and reform itself.

Step 1: Build a full governmental complex just outside Chesterfield (south of Sheffield. I picked the location because I eyeballed roughly where the middle of the UK is and zoomed in). The full complex includes housing for all MPs, Lords and ministers. As much of it will be second homes away from constituencies and residences, there’s nearly always going to be some units empty, which can be used as ad-hoc temporary accommodation (I forgot what the name of the scheme is, but it’s essentially a tenancy agreement that has no fixed term and part of the contract basically says ‘it’s cheap because we can snatch it back at the drop of a hat and evict without notice’). It also includes office facilities and other large, fanciful meeting spaces, as well as state of the art chambers for Commons and Lords, among others, and dedicated news rooms adjoining the chambers.

Step 2: Sell Downing Street and half of Whitehall. Refurbish the Palace of Westminster as a tourist attraction, where people can wander the old Houses of Parliament, and (depending on feasibility) get tickets to go up the Elizabeth Tower to see the clock from inside.

I think the latter would more than pay for the former, what with the land value up north. The new site could be extra cushy. I’ve been to European parliament and that’s a really nice looking place to work, I think. Imagine being here on holiday and being able to walk into the actual house of commons and deliver a speech from a replica dispatch box while a load of other random strangers try out the iconic green leather back benches. Now how much would you pay the on-site professional photographer for a portrait of that moment?

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There’s areas west of Chesterfield that look like they’d offer insane views of the Hope Valley. Just saying, if I had an office I wanted to gaze out the windows of, I’d want to look out over a wide valley in the Peak District

Just build a big ass fucking building with offices and apartments. Get rid of juggling mortgages and keep them there.
There’s probably a nearly suitable building already in London
Yes. I’d imagine the security upgrade won’t be cheep.

If they say it’ll last 19 to 28 years and cost 15 Billion then we all know it will be 40 – 60 years and cost 45B.

Move them to a fit for purpose building and make Westminster a museum. Whilst they’re at it, build an accommodation block so they don’t all need second homes. Nothing too fancy, just what most business travellers would expect at a mid range hotel.

Those that live within a commutable distance commute and build in the technology to make it hybrid so they can vote and debate from their constituency which is where they supposed to serve. Some events such as state opening and some of the bigger votes should be in person.

We’re redoing our entire parliament here in Canada it is like halfway through the entire process. There are a couple videos about the restoration I recommend looking them up it is amazing.

It’s going to take up to 28 years even without them in there? That’s crazy.

Pretty wild if they fully decant. Almost none of the current mps would remain to move back in. A whole new generation who had never sat in the old Parliament.

Just do parliament remotely, it’ll be hilarious. And a lot cheaper.