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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
The Dutch capital is Amsterdam. Their parliament meet in the Binnenhof in The Hague.
It's not without precedent and given we're the most centralised economy in Europe I'd say some pretty desperate measures need taking.
We are, after all, all in it together. If we end up moving government from the Palace of Westminster for a while anyway may as well ensure we get best use out of the new facilities.
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I don't have an issue with moving them out whilst the repairs are being done. However I don't think it's feasible, economically sensible, or practically worthwhile to permanently move the Parliament.
We could look at moving other things out of London and ensuring new industries can develop in other places but if there is one thing London is historically and practically set up for it's being the capital of the UK and the home of it's Parliament. It's all there on Whitehall. The only snag is having to redevelop the Houses of Parliament themselves which we have to do anyway as it's one of our biggest historical attractions.