The Guardian - Our leaders seem incapable of getting beyond jam today politics. Then again, could you or I do better?Walk through the Houses of Parliament and it is impossible to ignore the signs of decay crumbling masonry, cordoned-off zones, water dripping down walls, leaking pipes, danger signs. Its costing taxpayers £2m a week in repairs to keep the Palace of Westminster running, and not even that has prevented sewage leaks and vermin infestations. Worse still, there is a real and rising risk that a catastrophic event will destroy the palace before it is ever repaired and restored, according to th...
