Slightly different and not quite right. The Speaker’s House is a Grade-1 listed building by architect Charles Barry with a Grade-1 listed interior by Augustus Pugin. It’s an integral part of the Houses of Parliament and is the section with the large corner towers adjacent to Westminster Bridge. It’s also huge, with about 70 rooms, including a State Dining Room and the State Bedroom in which the monarch is supposed to sleep the night before their coronation, all spread over at least four floors. “State Rooms”, please note.
So not a 2 bed flat in Kentish Town then?Slightly different and not quite right. The Speaker’s House is a Grade-1 listed building by architect Charles Barry with a Grade-1 listed interior by Augustus Pugin. It’s an integral part of the Houses of Parliament and is the section with the large corner towers adjacent to Westminster Bridge. It’s also huge, with about 70 rooms, including a State Dining Room and the State Bedroom in which the monarch is supposed to sleep the night before their coronation, all spread over at least four floors.
“State Rooms”, please note. So that was on an entirely different scale to the refurbishment of the relatively small and unlisted interior of the flat above 11 Downing Street that Carrie wants.
Note: Michael Martin spent £724,600 refurbishing Speaker's House between the year of his appointment in 2000 and early 2008. £992,000 was spent on enhanced security for the residence and on the garden of the property.Speaker's House - Wikipedia
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I think you’ll find the PM’s action with that American Pole Dancing/IT Instructor (and self proclaimed Man Magnet) was more Shoreditch orientated.
You can imagine Brown demanding that even bin bags were washed out and reused.Slightly different and not quite right. The Speaker’s House is a Grade-1 listed building by architect Charles Barry with a Grade-1 listed interior by Augustus Pugin. It’s an integral part of the Houses of Parliament and is the section with the large corner towers adjacent to Westminster Bridge. It’s also huge, with about 70 rooms, including a State Dining Room and the State Bedroom in which the monarch is supposed to sleep the night before their coronation, all spread over at least four floors. “State Rooms”, please note.
Note: Michael Martin spent £724,600 refurbishing Speaker's House between the year of his appointment in 2000 and early 2008. £992,000 was spent on enhanced security for the residence and on the garden of the property.Speaker's House - Wikipedia
So that was on an entirely different scale to the refurbishment of the relatively small and unlisted interior of the flat above 11 Downing Street that Carrie wants. Recent expenditure on the 11 Downing Street apartment...
Tony Blair (1997). £127,000
Gordon Brown (2007). Zero
David Cameron (2010). £64,000
Theresa May (2016). Zero
The modern makeovers of Number 11 Downing Street
The flat at Number 11 Downing Street has undergone extensive refurbishments in recent decades, but had remained rooted in the 1960s until Tony and Cherie Blair moved in.www.dailymail.co.uk
Yep, he was sure to ditch her, but was a bit of a kent(ish) around town up north, near Harrow.
They get first dibs when contracts come around
The article does say that before the Blair family (4 children) moved in, nothing had been spent on the 11 Downing Street flat for more than 30 years. That 1960’s swirly pattern wallpaper and the Clockwork Orange carpets must have been rather distressing to live with.
Can you name the specific donors for the flat and match it to contracts please?
Do you not think they might want to be getting favours or buying influence.
Have to disagree with your views on party funding.
My idea isn't perfect but it seems better than the current situation whereby foreign billionaires can buy influence in our political parties, they don't do this to benefit the vast majority of the people of the UK!
On reflection - I would do it on how many seats they are fighting - that way it’s fair.
I do t think any system is perfect!
They also get money from people being members of the party, appeal to more people get more members, keep your members by delivering your manifesto when elected.
