Should The Taxpayer Be Asked To Pay

[emmie]

for Big Ben to bong on 31st January, for exit from EU>

or as Boris suggested crowd fund it. Likely cost half a million
quid, would it be worth it, whoever pays.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/51107756

[Ken4155]

Whether it bongs or not means nothing to those who will be out of earshot. So perhaps those who will be able to hear it - and who want it chiming out the 11 hours - should fund the half a million quid?

[barry1010]

Crowdfunding for non-essential extras is an excellent idea.

[johnny.5]

a crowd funding has started
which when I last heard had reached just over £205
https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/big-ben-crowdfunding-for-brexit-1-6466488

[naomi24]

diddlydo, would you have complained if Labour had gained 43.5% of the vote and were given carte blanche to ruin the country? I'll answer that for you. No, you wouldn't.

[Old_Geezer]

Sounds a rip off to me. Did the estimators think it was an insurance job ?

Whilst not vital, we make an effort for thing much much less important. I see no reason to be niggardly over marking the return of our sovereignty and status as a nation.

As a portion of national wealth it's small and therefore should be covered by the treasury.

[Old_Geezer]

things

[ichkeria]

What about some mugs, T-shirts and special coins. A mere 1 million special 50pieces would cover it.

[Old_Geezer]

Oh no ... the cost of minting a mere 1 million special 50pieces ... arrhhhhh !!!!!! It's all too much. Perhaps we should have a whip round. We're far too poor to do that.

[Ken4155]

I thought that Boris wanted to unite the country? The sounding of the Great Clock is usually done to mark those occasions when the country as a whole are usually in harmony. Would the sounding of the bell on Jan 31st not rekindle some of the bitterness between Brexiteers and Remainers witnessed throughout the last 3 and 1/2 years?

[naomi24]

^Has it gone away?

[New Judge]

//emmie I voted NO in 1973,..//

It must have been very lonely at the polling station! The referendum was in 1975.

[New Judge]

//The Tories only got 43.6% of the vote in the last election and yet they wield all the power. Call that "democracy"????//

Which party got more than that then?

//Everything wrong with that Naomi - they have the support of less than half of those who voted and yet have carte blanche to ruin the country any way they like.//

Virtually every government in recent times has assumed power with less than 50% of the vote. I’m sure you’d be making the same point if Labour won the election with only 43% of the vote.

//I'm well aware of how the system works but for anyone to maintain that it's democratic is just plain wrong!//

The Blair government was elected in 1997 with less than that (43.2%) then polled 41.4% in 2001 followed by 35.2% in 2005. The also had carte blanche for thirteen years. I didn’t hear any complaints about “democracy” then. Be careful what figures you complain about. Of course we could have a system like that in Italy which has had 69 governments in the 75 years since WW2.

[Old_Geezer]

The country should be in harmony. The insistence of some not to get behind the decision is to their own discredit. All should be overjoyed at the return of control.

[ToraToraTora]

It'd be great for a bong but it ain't worth the dosh, what's important is we are out of the EUSSR.

[THECORBYLOON]

DIDDLY, which voting system would you use?

[retrocop]

Diddly appears to have quickly and conveniently forgotten that Labour suffered the worst catastrophic defeat in General elections since the 1930s.

[Bobbisox1]

I think the whole thing was done T.I.C :0)

[ludwig]

It seems like a waste of money, but crowdfunding it is ok, that way the people that are interested can make it happen.

[ToraToraTora]

How will it cost half a million anyway? As I understand it that's for re installing the clapper, which would have to be done at some point anyway. Can they not just get a bloke with ear defenders to wack it with a sledge hammer?

[woofgang]

TTT apparently they would have to install a temporary floor and then remove the floor again to continue the work. I think crowdfunding is a good idea myself then those who want it will pay for it.