Gothic glory and pop-up parliaments: could past visions help rescue the crumbling Palace of Westminster?

Thornton, Stephen Lascelles ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8175-440X 2015. Gothic glory and pop-up parliaments: could past visions help rescue the crumbling Palace of Westminster? The Conversation 2015 (29 Jun)

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Abstract

The Palace of Westminster – home to the British parliament – is rapidly heading towards an advanced stage of decrepitude. Unless “not inconsequential” sums of public money are used to refurbish the largely 19th century edifice, it has been warned, the MPs and Lords will shortly have to find a new place to work. A debate is growing about whether the unfortunate state of the building has provided an opportunity to consider whether Parliament should be modernised for the 21st century. Ideas include moving the institution outside the capital – Hull in the north of England being one imaginative suggestion. There have been many suggestions about how to tackle this problem over the years – some of which might provide a little inspiration for the latest project.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Department of Politics and International Relations (POLIR)
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Publisher:	The Conversation Trust
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2022 09:58
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/83064

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