Members of Parliament have shown some real judgement in deciding to move forward with the desperately needed refurbishment of the Houses of Parliament, and particularly their decision to move out for a significant period so that the works can progress as quickly and as efficiently as possible.
Faced with a typical government fudge (a choice of two motions that would have deferred, yet again, taking one of the crucial decisions), they bit the bullet and voted for an amendment that confirmed they would move out. This allows the serious preparatory work to go ahead for what is a massive task, made worse by years of disgraceful neglect of one of the most iconic and historically important buildings in the United Kingdom.
Over the last 10 years there have been 60 incidents that could have caused a serious fire. Let’s hope the works will get underway before a catastrophic event occurs.