Move parliament out of London?
Discussion
I know this isn't directly motoring related but it is something that has a direct bearing on the lives of most of us. I'm trying to get an epetition going to encourage debate about re-siting parliament away from London.
The following is my posting on the government epetition website. If you agree with the idea all you need do is click on the link at the end and sign the petition. Thanks.
Jeff.
Siting parliament in London no longer makes economic sense.
Responsible department: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
Siting parliament in London no longer makes economic sense. London is expensive, congested, and far from the geographic and population centre of the nation. The presence of parliament in London draws more and more organisations to the capital creating an overheated local economy and drives the population expansion to the southeast and away from the regions. The houses of parliament are no longer physically able to provide the space, accomodation or technology for a 21st century society and a purpose built parliament building is long overdue. Moving parliament to the regions would provide economic benefit to the nation, and present an opportunity to create a more efficient working environment for our elected representatives. Government does not have to be located in the capital city - other nations have found benefit in such a separation. There is no economic case for continuing with London as the home of our parliament. This cost saving is long overdue.
Sign the petition here:
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/22890
The following is my posting on the government epetition website. If you agree with the idea all you need do is click on the link at the end and sign the petition. Thanks.
Jeff.
Siting parliament in London no longer makes economic sense.
Responsible department: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
Siting parliament in London no longer makes economic sense. London is expensive, congested, and far from the geographic and population centre of the nation. The presence of parliament in London draws more and more organisations to the capital creating an overheated local economy and drives the population expansion to the southeast and away from the regions. The houses of parliament are no longer physically able to provide the space, accomodation or technology for a 21st century society and a purpose built parliament building is long overdue. Moving parliament to the regions would provide economic benefit to the nation, and present an opportunity to create a more efficient working environment for our elected representatives. Government does not have to be located in the capital city - other nations have found benefit in such a separation. There is no economic case for continuing with London as the home of our parliament. This cost saving is long overdue.
Sign the petition here:
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/22890
Edited by JeffreyB on Friday 18th November 10:18
I can see two sides to this. There is, without a shadow of doubt, a very heavy London and South-East bias to the establishment. Shifting Aunty to Manchester is an interesting and commendable move, but there is still a collosally heavy weighting to the capital.
People were, apparently, up in arms when Companies House was moved to Cardiff, but it functions perfectly well and provides much needed employment there. Similarly, withou the DVLA, Swansea would be considerably worse off.
As I see it, the S.E. is and will continue to be heavily congested and very well-endowed with employment. It behoves both the country as a whole - where there are regions crying out for jobs and are too far to commute to prosperity - to get people off benefit, and to reduce the pressures on the South East.
People were, apparently, up in arms when Companies House was moved to Cardiff, but it functions perfectly well and provides much needed employment there. Similarly, withou the DVLA, Swansea would be considerably worse off.
As I see it, the S.E. is and will continue to be heavily congested and very well-endowed with employment. It behoves both the country as a whole - where there are regions crying out for jobs and are too far to commute to prosperity - to get people off benefit, and to reduce the pressures on the South East.
It will sadly never work.
1) It would cost a bomb at a time when we don’t have any money.
2) Birmingham is about the only place which it would be sensible to move to but there are too many people who dislike it and too many other places which would try to claim it should be with them ending up with something really useful like it being sited somewhere like Newcastle or Durham.
3) The London luvvies who seem to think that the only place in the UK to ever be is London and who get vertigo if they get any further north than Oxford will cry and b
h like children about how the earth will turn barren should such a move occur will use all their powers to stop it happening.
4) There are a lot of associated hangers on that will also have to move, such as lobby groups, and they will try to stop it just to avoid any upheaval on their part.
5) I personally don’t have a problem with rats, so long as I know where they all are and keeping them in one sewer is a good start.
1) It would cost a bomb at a time when we don’t have any money.
2) Birmingham is about the only place which it would be sensible to move to but there are too many people who dislike it and too many other places which would try to claim it should be with them ending up with something really useful like it being sited somewhere like Newcastle or Durham.
3) The London luvvies who seem to think that the only place in the UK to ever be is London and who get vertigo if they get any further north than Oxford will cry and b
h like children about how the earth will turn barren should such a move occur will use all their powers to stop it happening.4) There are a lot of associated hangers on that will also have to move, such as lobby groups, and they will try to stop it just to avoid any upheaval on their part.
5) I personally don’t have a problem with rats, so long as I know where they all are and keeping them in one sewer is a good start.
As has been alluded to earlier, what about the hundreds of non politicians employed in the pursuit of parliamentary activities?
I used to have a housemate who worked with the House of Lords, (God do I miss drinking on the lords terrace at those cheap prices) there are loads of people like him on both sides of the house.
Plus all the advisers, civil servants, committees, Whitehall based parts of Government, this list goes on. Should these people relocated? Or lose their jobs and new people employed?
Also why exactly aren't the Parliamentary buildings sufficient for the job? Having been round Parliament a couple of times it is a wonderful building, steeped in history and tradition & it does the job more than adequately.
We've been there for hundreds of years and to change for the sake of it & move into some glass & steel building with none of the panache... No. Plus what to do with all the old wonderful buildings that house various parts of parliament? Turn them in to flats?!
No.
All in my opinion of course.... (you loony!)
I used to have a housemate who worked with the House of Lords, (God do I miss drinking on the lords terrace at those cheap prices) there are loads of people like him on both sides of the house.
Plus all the advisers, civil servants, committees, Whitehall based parts of Government, this list goes on. Should these people relocated? Or lose their jobs and new people employed?
Also why exactly aren't the Parliamentary buildings sufficient for the job? Having been round Parliament a couple of times it is a wonderful building, steeped in history and tradition & it does the job more than adequately.
We've been there for hundreds of years and to change for the sake of it & move into some glass & steel building with none of the panache... No. Plus what to do with all the old wonderful buildings that house various parts of parliament? Turn them in to flats?!
No.
All in my opinion of course.... (you loony!)
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