British Houses of Parliament will probably have to be abandoned for six years - Polidicks

They should move them to the centre of the country - Wolverhampton!

[QUOTE=Askaris;47996896]Policy disputes will now be decided by naval battles[/QUOTE] Mad Max: Fury River Bring out the Doof Scow!

It's okay, one of MP's dads has a cool finished basement they can hang out at. It has a minifridge and everything. [QUOTE=download;47996837]So there is two of those palaces? That's pretty cool they built them to look exactly the same.[/QUOTE] One of them is in the underground fake future londonlondon.

[QUOTE=smurfy;47996787]You mean the Elizabeth Tower? Yeah they'll fix it up and put a lift in it [editline]18th June 2015[/editline] A bold suggestion but with one major drawback Houses of Parliament: [img]http://imgkk.com/i/hb-d.jpg[/img] Palace of Westminster: [img]http://imgkk.com/i/hb-d.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] wait.... i see wut you brits did there.... very clever duping the royalty like that [editline]18th June 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Medevila;47997438]In the US our little capitol's rotunda dome was rusting the fuck away so it has looked like this for about a year now [t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/United_States_Capitol_building_under_renovation_November_2014_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] ya but they've at least renovated it constantly, most of the building is below ground now, with the visitor center, transport tunnels, secret presidential monorail, secret congressional monorail, secret lizard people's ambassador's monorail..... all built under the hill

[QUOTE=evlbzltyr;47996901]because 32 years and £5.7bn, versus 6 years and £3.5bn, is a very difficult decision to make[/QUOTE] It takes three months for politicians to decide which can of soda they want to get out of the vending machine before lunch. [editline]18th June 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Sgt Doom;47997218]I personally don't see how spending an extra 2.2 billion of taxpayer's money and five times as long on the renovations because they can't be arsed to move is even an option.[/QUOTE] Politicians are like that. It ain't unique to US Congressmen/House Reps. Every western nation's politicians tend to not want to inconvenience themselves and will go out of their way towards that goal.

I know its £3.5bn but I feel the cost of doing so will only increase over time due to inflation. Do it now and it will save a lot of money in the future. We can't let a building of such historical significance go to waste. I imagine some people can only imagine having a building of that stature in their country and the political system that goes with it.

This seems appropriate. [t]http://puu.sh/itKvQ/4ccf97a4cf.png[/t]

[QUOTE=Sableye;47997446]wait.... i see wut you brits did there.... very clever duping the royalty like that [editline]18th June 2015[/editline] ya but they've at least renovated it constantly, most of the building is below ground now, with the visitor center, transport tunnels, secret presidential monorail, secret congressional monorail, secret lizard people's ambassador's monorail..... all built under the hill[/QUOTE] I've ridden the super secret senator monorail. It was rad. Also saw John McCain while we were down there. (and probably some other senators I've never heard of) I can confirm the secret lizard people's ambassador's monorail also exists.

Just worked out the cost. Every single person in the UK would have to pay £55.39 or £90.21 each to cover it.

I'll restore it brick by brick with my own patriotic hands using my sweat, blood and stern anglo tears as mortar if that's what it takes.

Send 'em North.

[QUOTE=Chrisordie;47998273]Send 'em North.[/QUOTE] Parliament must now meet in an open air arena in Glasgow. Now [I]that[/I] would be interesting.

Guy Fawkes failed where time succeeded

Well Buckingham is owned by the government, just send the royals to Windsor Castle since its theirs and the MPs to Buckingham Palace in the meantime.

[QUOTE=Antlerp;47998793]Guy Fawkes failed where time succeeded[/QUOTE] Well the palace Guy Fawkes tried to bomb ended up burning down in 1834, with the Palace we know today built in its place. RIP Old Palace of Westminster: [t]http://imgkk.com/i/-ovy.png[/t]

Have Parliament sit in Australia for epic lols

[QUOTE=DogGunn;48001368]Have Parliament sit in Australia for epic lols[/QUOTE] idk how the brits would appreciate our IRL shit posting in parliament

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;48002159]idk how the brits would appreciate our IRL shit posting in parliament[/QUOTE]Oh I think they'd fit right in. Like how Robin Williams described it, the Houses of Parliament are like Congress but with a three drink minimum.

Do it. It's worth it. Just look at the Roman architecture. Tell me preserving something important is not worth it.