Without any reference to the electors, The British parliament has given up
sovereignty, power, authority and responsibility to a none elected
centralised
bureaucracy. It has done this despite what seems to be the majority's
wishes. If our government and parliament are unable or unwilling to carry out the tasks
required of a full-time sovereign government then their remuneration should

reflect their part-time and reduced status with MPs and ministers housing
allowance, a cut to nil, their income cut by one-third and a 10 year Cap on
thetax contribution of their pension. until such times they are willing and
able to carry out their duties in full

Since our Prime Minister and soon-to-be Lord Mayor has effectively handed
compulsory redundancy notices to our parliamentarians, shouldn't we be
looking towards a change of use for the Palace of Westminster, now that it
has virtually no use as the home for our democracy. Perhaps we could use it
" these are just some ideas" a Mime Theatre, an extension to the
Natural History Museum, a tourist information centre,or perhaps a
contemporary Art Gallery. We could even find a genuine social use for this
useless but expensive land by knocking it down altogether and using the
cleared area for social housing, which could be reserved for our essential
workers such as teachers and nurses. Whatever we do with it we need to be
looking now that applications to the European Union regeneration fund before
the cash runs out

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