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    4 billion to refurbish Parliament

    What austerity? with a final cost more than likely to be double!!.

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    Re: 4 billion to refurbish Parliament

    Have Osborne & Little got the wallpapering contract?

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    Re: 4 billion to refurbish Parliament

    Is it all being done out in Red?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nelsonca61 View Post
    What austerity? with a final cost more than likely to be double!!.
    So we're looking at a final amount of at least 16 billion then, probably double that!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wales-Bales View Post
    So we're looking at a final amount of at least 16 billion then, probably double that!!
    No, best demolish it and build some flats.

    That'll get the tourists in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elysium View Post
    No, best demolish it and build some flats.

    That'll get the tourists in.
    Talking about tourists, why don't they turn the houses of parliament into a tourist attraction, and build a new one in Rochdale or somewhere, it would be Win-Win

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    Good riposte. Must say that the Cwmbranistanian often leaves plenty of net on view for those with an eye for goal.

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    Re: 4 billion to refurbish Parliament

    Quote Originally Posted by Elysium View Post
    No, best demolish it and build some flats.

    That'll get the tourists in.
    Anywhere except CF14

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    Re: 4 billion to refurbish Parliament

    Quote Originally Posted by Wales-Bales View Post
    Talking about tourists, why don't they turn the houses of parliament into a tourist attraction, and build a new one in Rochdale or somewhere, it would be Win-Win
    This. Build it in Birmingham, and convert it into a tourist attraction.
    Everyone wins.

    But of course they would never even consider that. The country ends at the M25 for far too many in politics.

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    Re: 4 billion to refurbish Parliament

    Someone has just pointed out that the 4bn this is expected to cost (,and we all know that will only go in one direction) is roughly the same as the Tories have spent on affordable housing in the last 5 years.

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    Services slashed, pensions cut, yet no decreases in the amount of tax we have to pay, and now we have to fund this open ended project

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    Re: 4 billion to refurbish Parliament

    Quote Originally Posted by Wales-Bales View Post
    Services slashed, pensions cut, yet no decreases in the amount of tax we have to pay, and now we have to fund this open ended project
    It's almost like they want to piss people off. #wankers

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    Re: 4 billion to refurbish Parliament

    Quote Originally Posted by Nelsonca61 View Post
    What austerity? with a final cost more than likely to be double!!.
    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a6872141.html

    This says 7bn.

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    Re: 4 billion to refurbish Parliament

    Quote Originally Posted by Badly Ironed Shirt View Post
    Sell it to Disneyland, you know it makes sense

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    Re: 4 billion to refurbish Parliament

    Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
    This. Build it in Birmingham, and convert it into a tourist attraction.
    Everyone wins.

    But of course they would never even consider that. The country ends at the M25 for far too many in politics.
    Wouldn't we then have to spend the 4 billion refurbishing it and whatever the new building costs?

    Although I agree with your point. I've always thought the government should do their work outside of the major economical centres.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TruBlue View Post
    Wouldn't we then have to spend the 4 billion refurbishing it and whatever the new building costs?

    Although I agree with your point. I've always thought the government should do their work outside of the major economical centres.
    It would also reduce the cost to the taxpayer of second residences that MPs have to have.

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    Re: 4 billion to refurbish Parliament

    Quote Originally Posted by TruBlue View Post
    Wouldn't we then have to spend the 4 billion refurbishing it and whatever the new building costs?

    Although I agree with your point. I've always thought the government should do their work outside of the major economical centres.
    I doubt it would cost as much to refurbish as a tourist attraction, a lot of the work needed is in ancillary buildings which would have no real tourist attraction anyway, so why not just pull them down and sell the land.

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