Parliament’s domestic can’t just be patched up again and again. Its time to modernise Charles Barry’s neo-Gothic masterpiece – let there be light!In my dotage I don’t depart to the ancient Palace of Westminster as often as I did when I was covering British politics full-time. But nor does anyone else who works there.
The rhythm of the place has changed profoundly. So Nick Watt’s report that MPs and peers may be decanted for six years to permit a relatively speedy overhaul ought to be the cue for a rethink of functions. I am about to fill a lightbulb moment. Literally.
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Source: theguardian.com