Sick building syndrome: Why are we letting Parliament crumble?

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🗓️ 12 February 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The Palace of Westminster is crumbling. There are risks of fires, floods and the walls are stacked with asbestos. Will Parliament ever get fixed? And will it take someone being hurt for movement to happen? Marie Le Conte is joined by Dr. Alexandra Meakin, a lecturer at the University of Leeds whose PhD thesis was titled Understanding the Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster, to discuss the issues. “Fire is a big risk, a huge one you can’t ignore.” “Behind the ornate beauty of the building, it’s in a bad state.” “MPs believe there must be a cheaper or quicker way to do the work, and that’s why they keep asking for reviews.” “Catastrophe really has only not happened out of luck so far.” Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bunkercast Presented by Marie Le Conte. Producers: Jet Gerbertson and Alex Rees. Assistant Producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production: Alex Rees. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:17.0	In other news, Penny Mordent, the leader of the House of Commons, recently backed suggestions that Parliament should tour the country of the Palace of West Monseignes to close for restoration.
1:26.4	The debate on what to do about Parliament crumbling down has now been raging for years
1:30.7	and yet nothing has really happened. Why is that the case? Should we really send our political
1:36.0	lazzontor? Here with me today to talk about this is Dr. Alexander Meekin, a lecturer in British
1:41.8	politics at Leeds University and an expert in the restoration and renewal of the palace of Westminster.
1:47.0	Hello Alexandra.
1:48.0	Hi, thanks for joining us.
1:50.0	So when the Commons chamber was destroyed during the Second World War, MPs considered rebuilding it as a semicircle.
1:56.0	Winston Churchill wanted it rebuilt exactly as it been, arguing that we shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us. How do you think the Palace of Westminster has influenced
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