The Brexit Bongs

With a difference.

Nigel Farage is reportedly planning a £100,000 "Brexit Celebration Party" in Parliament Square for the night of January 31.

The Brexit Party leader is drafting arrangements for the bash, which is set to include fireworks, bands and comedians to mark the moment Britain leaves the EU, according to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's desired timetable.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farage-plans-different-kind-of-brexit-party-for-january-31-1-10183949

"I'd like to set off lots of controlled explosions right next to Parliament please."

LOL.

The Prime Minister said Government was 'working up' a scheme for January 31
It would see the public donate cash to hear the iconic bell wring
House of Commons Commission yesterday decided the costs were too great
Temporary floor for ringing the 13-ton bell had already been removed
MPs decided the £500,000 total cost of the bell ringing was not justified
But Tory MP Mark Francois said he would go up and ring it himself if needed




https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7883965/Big-Ben-WONT-bong-Brexit-Parliament-rules-special-chimes-January-31-500k-costs.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailUK

Would you contribute?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51107646

Only Londoners would hear it.

Free bongs

Perhaps the bongs in Edinburgh could be used instead

Good thinking bat man

I wonder if Germany will be celebrating getting shut of us

Why will it cost so much

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/51107756

The whole thing sounds like a load of fun...just what we need after all the tripe we have put up with over the past year or so.

Good for Boris...and good for Nigel....lift our spirits...we deserve it.......

In addition, I have a couple of bottles of spirits which I intend to lift on the day...

GOD BLESS ENGLAND...and the rest of us, of course........

A temporary floor that was installed so the bell would strike at New Year has already been removed and would need to be re-installed, which is the reason for the extra cost.

But an even bigger draw on the public purse would be the three to four week delay this would create for the bigger renovation project – estimated at £100,000-a-week.

A spokeswoman for the House of Commons said the actual cost of sounding the bell was £120,000, and the rest made up in delays to the £61 million renovation.

This estimate is based on the fixed cost of installing, testing, operating and dismantling the temporary mechanism used to sound the bell during the works, as well as an allowance for each week that work on the project is delayed.

The word Codswallop, comes to mind.

It doesn't bother me, I can't hear them from here

Brexiteers FINALLY admit defeat in battle for Big Ben to bong when the UK leaves the EU - with £272,000 raised set to be handed to charity
Brexiteers have been raising funds for Big Ben to bong when UK leaves the EU
They finally gave up effort today following resistance from Commons authorities
The £272,000 raised is now due to be donated to the Help for Heroes charity

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7934355/Brexiteers-FINALLY-admit-defeat-battle-Big-Ben-bong.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailUK

...and common sense prevails...

Just go out in your car not wearing the seat belt and create your own chimes

Ne naw ne naw ne naw

Does your car not give you some ear ache if you don't put your seat belt on?

Yes westminster chime

Have you got yours up. The right way round

Anybody having to get new number plates

Can I not just put a sticky label on

Yes if you have one