tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post23745633802965129..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Tradition and nostalgiaJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-21835162431352004072017-01-19T13:38:28.168+00:002017-01-19T13:38:28.168+00:00Proper remote electronic voting would make it larg...Proper remote electronic voting would make it largely unnecessary for the vast majority MPs who aren't ministers to leave their constituencies and spend hours travelling to/from London at all in any given week. <br />Given the requirement to vote in person the division system has a certain logic to it, but it doesn't need any special facilities. Both the QE2 Conference Centre and/or Richmond House could work just fine for the Commons. Recall that Plenaries for the first two Welsh National Assemblies were hosted in a converted server room on the ground floor of what's now Ty Crickhowell.<br />Of course now that we're on the path to a "going for broke Brexit" it may be best to avoid spending money we probably won't have and (once the ECJ can't overturn it) restore crown immunity for government buildings and royal palaces so that the health & safety at work laws will simply cease to apply.Democritushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749137742833103823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-22217831536121114252017-01-19T11:57:30.338+00:002017-01-19T11:57:30.338+00:00A few days ago, I think on the Daily Politics, I h...A few days ago, I think on the Daily Politics, I heard someone say that one particular temporary location for the chamber was unsuitable because MPs would have to walk on the street to get to the voting lobbies, which would be a security risk. <br /><br />I've no doubt that it would be a security risk, but that particular risk could be eliminated by changing to electronic voting instead. The fact that it didn't even enter his head that the refurbishment might be a perfect opportunity to introduce electronic voting - even if only on a trial basis while the work was taking place - spoke volumes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com