Oh dear, it seems that the decision to silence Big Ben for four years is down to good old health and safety.
Odd that this has never been a problem before.
Health and safety has managed what the Luftwaffe couldn't!
I would note though, that our "respected" MP's should have known about this when they approved the works order.
Anyhoo, what with the silencing of the bongs, the extinguishing of the lamp on top of Big Ben and tonight's partial eclipse I am wary of a major black swan event coming!
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The Queen Elizabeth Tower is an important symbol of the city; but the Big Ben bells chiming every 15 minutes are really not needed and must be a fucking nightmare for the locals.
ReplyDeletePerhaps they were OK in times past, when no ordinary person owned a watch; but today everyone knows the exact time with their mobile phones and such.
Money could have been saved by wrapping up the chiming mechanism and simply playing a recording on important days like Remembrance and New Year.