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

[emmie]

Personally as long as we come out of EU i don't care if it rings or not.

[waterboatman]

It would certainly mark the event. It is the most famous bell in the world, so I don't see why not!

[emmie]

fine, but who should pay...

[waterboatman]

emmie I voted NO in 1973, I could see what was coming. I was surprised so many others couldn't!

[Theland]

Couldn't they just smack the bell with a big hammer?
Some strong man could do it for far less.

[emmie]

agreed, but this cost for Big Ben to ring will likely cost half a million pounds.

[waterboatman]

It wouldn't do a lot for his hearing!

[emmie]

Theland,. that would send the bloke plummeting to earth with the noise...

[waterboatman]

Indeed emmie, but if it's what the gnomes of Westminster want, that's what will happen, no matter what we say!

[emmie]

I think the idea is it will be paid by the taxpayer, which doesn't seem fair. Is it value for money..

[Theland]

I live too far away to hear it.
Couldn't they play a record?

[gulliver1]

Bonking Bonging Boris, should shake his Magic Money tree if he wants to go Bonging .

[diddlydo]

It should ring half-muffled as in mourning.

[emmie]

no it shouldn't.. its a time to get on with things, those of us who voted leave, and it was the majority, want to see this matter resolved.

[diddlydo]

There is absolutely nothing to celebrate and everything to mourn.

[emmie]

yes there is, throwing the yoke off our shoulders and becoming our own people once again.

[Theland]

Don't the Remainers like democracy, or do they prefer being ruled by a clique of appointees?

[emmie]

exactly Theland, Democracy rules..

[gulliver1]

07.31 Diddlydo , Spot on!,

[diddlydo]

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