Big Ben to be silent for four years
Discussion
dazwalsh said:
How can it fking double? And why does every single public sector project have to end up being an expensive fk up.
Sixty million quid is outrageous, even 29 million was
Because the taxpayer is paying, therefore think of a number, triple it, add whatever you can get away with, voila, line your pockets!!Sixty million quid is outrageous, even 29 million was
dazwalsh said:
How can it fking double? And why does every single public sector project have to end up being an expensive fk up.
Sixty million quid is outrageous, even 29 million was
Compared to what? Sixty million quid is outrageous, even 29 million was
Perhaps one F-35 Lightning II plane that will not be on our huge new aircraft carriers until 2021? Are they going to bomb Argentina or Spain???????????
Oh, they might be $150m each...... at today's costs....
At least Big Ben gets the tourists in .....
Compared to fixing the whole of Parliament, which is £X billion I am not sure why you are so outraged? It's a pretty old thing and probably hence why it is worth getting it repaired properly for the future.
Gandahar said:
At least Big Ben gets the tourists in .....
Compared to fixing the whole of Parliament, which is £X billion I am not sure why you are so outraged? It's a pretty old thing and probably hence why it is worth getting it repaired properly for the future.
It is just a little disturbing that in these straightened times, the budget has more than doubled in the space of a month. That's special even for public procurement. What will the final cost be when they eventually finish?Compared to fixing the whole of Parliament, which is £X billion I am not sure why you are so outraged? It's a pretty old thing and probably hence why it is worth getting it repaired properly for the future.
abzmike said:
Gandahar said:
At least Big Ben gets the tourists in .....
Compared to fixing the whole of Parliament, which is £X billion I am not sure why you are so outraged? It's a pretty old thing and probably hence why it is worth getting it repaired properly for the future.
It is just a little disturbing that in these straightened times, the budget has more than doubled in the space of a month. That's special even for public procurement. What will the final cost be when they eventually finish?Compared to fixing the whole of Parliament, which is £X billion I am not sure why you are so outraged? It's a pretty old thing and probably hence why it is worth getting it repaired properly for the future.
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