tyres Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Campaign group suggest moving MPs to Hull and turning parliament into affordable homes.. and pigs might fly Tenant advocacy and campaign group Generation Rent said swapping Westminster for East Yorkshire would save £120milllion over the course of a five-year parliament. Architect and supporter Jay Morton, who specialises in social housing, said Parliament itself could be replaced by 364 affordable flats, mostly three-bed maisonettes for families and one- and two-bed flats, with communal areas such as swimming pools in the debating chambers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeeky Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I saw something about the cost of restoring that building. I don't think you could ever turn it into affordable housing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 No. I say this as a Yorkshireman. Hulls no good - too far easterly + northern. Move parliament to Sheffield/Nottingham. Thats about the centre of England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Of Highbridge Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 The politicians like to be close to the bankers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 No. I say this as a Yorkshireman. Hulls no good - too far easterly + northern. Move parliament to Sheffield/Nottingham. Thats about the centre of England. Yeah but hull's funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattW Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Certainly food for thought! The architect plans proposal for Westminster look very 'Le Corbusier'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtickle Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 They were on today's Daily Politics, towards the end of the programme if anyone's interested. The guy got a few good quips in, such as redeveloping an old waste disposal site to house the MPs :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Why England? You English B....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidg Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I saw something about the cost of restoring that building. I don't think you could ever turn it into affordable housing.... About a billion, turning it into housing might make sense and cost less but I'd sell to the highest bidder. Certain historical parts of the building would need to be kept public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Sadman Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Why England? You English B....... Indeed. I've thought about commandeering Angelsey or the isle of man. Putting all the politicians on there and severing all ports/airports etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnionTerror Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 About a billion, turning it into housing might make sense and cost less but I'd sell to the highest bidder. Certain historical parts of the building would need to be kept public. ...more like £3bn... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30137334 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darwin Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Campaign group suggest moving MPs to Hull and turning parliament into affordable homes.. and pigs might fly Ain't nobody got time for this stupidity. And I say this as someone who does actually come from Hull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moedo12 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 More of the functions of the parliament should be done using technologies like video conferencing. I'm not sure how much could be done online but it would reduce the cost of parliament considerably I imagine. And many people would also question whether we really need a second chamber anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R K Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I thought they were moving to Beijing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 You've misspelt Hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmonitor Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 No problem with the relocation, but flats no. Architectural vandalism on a scale I doubt even Trotskyites would dare propose. A museum, leaving the interior intact may be. Would actually earn enough over the years, certainly in terms of overseas tourism, to build several house of Parliament sized flat developments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porca misèria Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 More of the functions of the parliament should be done using technologies like video conferencing. Exactly. With a rule that every MP lives in the constituency (s)he supposedly represents. And thus experiences, to a reasonable degree, the issues that affect people in that part of the country. Or, to put it succinctly, give themselves a chance to represent the constituency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 More of the functions of the parliament should be done using technologies like video conferencing. I'm not sure how much could be done online but it would reduce the cost of parliament considerably I imagine. And many people would also question whether we really need a second chamber anyway. Yes that's a great idea. It would significantly reduce the chance that the MPs might inadvertently discover what's really going on and start interfering with the process of government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE BALD MAN Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 More of the functions of the parliament should be done using technologies like video conferencing. I'm not sure how much could be done online but it would reduce the cost of parliament considerably I imagine. And many people would also question whether we really need a second chamber anyway. +1 Use video conferencing. No housing allowances ...free up their time to looking after their constituency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mrtickle Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 ^^ Please don't repost that debunked lie, it damages your case. Those pictures were falsified and were not taken from the debates they purport to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybong Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 (edited) Just turn it into flats/accommodation - and do Britain a favour. They don't even have to be "affordable". Edited March 3, 2015 by billybong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheBlueCat Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 No. I say this as a Yorkshireman. Hulls no good - too far easterly + northern. Move parliament to Sheffield/Nottingham. Thats about the centre of England. I'm a Yorkshireman too but even I have to admit that Yorkshire is the wrong place. Parliament really should be in Birmingham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moedo12 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 ^^ Please don't repost that debunked lie, it damages your case. Those pictures were falsified and were not taken from the debates they purport to be. Allow me to debunk your debunking. The pictures that were used falsely were obtained from articles on the BBC website relating to debates on MPs pay and expenses. The person who created the original infographic clearly made an honest mistake which rather than the false claims by the spectator I think made that he did it to deceive people. http://anotherangryvoice.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/trust-social-media-mainstream-press-bbc.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moedo12 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Apologies for my grammar, should have checked that more thoroughly before I posted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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