What should we do?

thunderella

Fish, Chips & Mushy Peas £12.95 :eek:

I never knew London was so expensive ... and that is subsidised?

thunderella

eamon wrote: »

...A question for DOT as a taxpayer and hence contibuting towards the subsidy can I go and eat in any or indeed all of the restaurants should be visiting London?

Parliament is open to all members of the UK public and overseas visitors. You can attend debates and watch committee hearings, tour the buildings or climb the famous Elizabeth Tower and see Big Ben.

http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/

Refreshments are available from the Jubilee Cafeteria which is open to all visitors.
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The Jubilee Cafe situated off Westminster Hall serves a range of hot and cold snacks and drinks. There are no refreshment facilities available to unescorted visitors in Portcullis House.

http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/access/facilities/

HTH

eamon

Thunderella
I did see the Jubilee Cafe. But I would want to eat in the restaurants that my taxes subsidise its more MSE minded.

ValHaller

eamon wrote: »

Thunderella
.... I would want to eat in the restaurants that my taxes subsidise its more MSE minded.

I can see that this thread and indeed the House of Commons forum is not destined for a good ending.

originalbob

Ok-let's try this.I consider that I don't get good value for money for that element of my tax bill which goes to support the parliamentary machine.What are the annual operation costs of the House of Commons, and what measures are in place to control/reduce the operating costs?

ILW

Why are many members who were caught being less than honest with their expenses, still members and drawing salaries?

martinthebandit

ILW wrote: »

Why are many members who were caught being less than honest with their expenses, still members and drawing salaries?

You are so not going to get an honest answer to that one.

originalbob

No answer to my question then? Rep is decidedly less than forthcoming....:rotfl:

oneye14

originalbob wrote: »

No answer to my question then? Rep is decidedly less than forthcoming....:rotfl:

Patience is a virtue -
let us assume it takes several days to to get round to constructive answers........ :cool:

John_Pierpoint

A huge amount of our sovereignty has now been exported to Brussels, can one voter in 100 name their Euro MP and know about the terms and conditions applying to that gravy train ? When did the auditors last sign off those accounts?
Was it "only" an austerity 6% increase in the budget us proles were expected to cough up this year?
The people on the inside of a technostructure always end up expanding their power and running it for their own convenience, not that of the "customers" footing the bill - that's you and me chipping in nearly 50% of the people's money, for them to spend on our behalf.
At least we in England still do have a safety valve for our "diversified" society and some sort of democratic control, over the UK bureaucracy via the political pantomime in the Palace of Westminster.

Anyone who is prepared to explain what can be achieved and how, via this structure is to be welcomed.

How about starting with the common misconceptions about what can and cannot be achieved in Westminster any more; because it has been delegated up to Brussels or down to the local authorities, quango or the "Noddy" local parliaments or been dumped on our grandchildren via PFI contractual outsourcing ?