Bung a Bob for a Big Ben Bong

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I mean what the actual Fuck?

Apparently it'll cost half a million pounds to get Big Ben to ring to mark Brexit.

Is ANYONE planning to donate their hard earned cash in support of this ridiculous venture?

Rebecca Ryan, founder of Stand Up 4 Brexit, said the speed of the fundraising effort "bears testament to the strength of feeling amongst the British people that Big Ben, the focal point of our democracy, must bong to mark this historic occasion - the moment when we finally take back control".

Yes. And not in a good way when compared to the millions that signed the peoples vote ref. The message is crystallising (certainly where I was last night) that the majority of British people really don't give a shit. I won't say I was in Leave central, but a pre-election news crew wouldn't have been out of place

Well, I for one think it's really important that Big Ben chimes for the occasion. So important, in fact, that if it's not possible at the moment it would probably be best to postpone Brexit for the time being. And knowing that public works usually overrun, it would be sensible to postpone it for a good long time. I'm thinking at least 5 years, maybe 10, and perhaps with an option to renew the postponement if that's what most people thought best. We could have a referendum to gauge public sentiment when the time comes. What do others think?

Not bitter at all about Brexit happening on my birthday, oh no.

@EagleVisionSquirrelWork- I think you’re absolutely right.

(It would’ve been my Mum’s birthday too- she would have been furious!)

Has anyone suggested to Francois and Farage that Mons Meg could be fired to celebrate the occasion ? Maybe they could look to holding their triumphal march in Edinburgh. Just a thought. I'm sure Scotland would be overjoyed at being able to help in celebrating Brexit.

Fired at who/what?

Fired at who/what?

I don't know. Like all Brexiteers I don't do detail.

Why do they care so much whether big Ben chimes? It's not like it makes a difference to anything.

Why do they care so much whether big Ben chimes? It's not like it makes a difference to anything.

Because they are simplistic people with short attention spans who need a symbol to show they ”achieved” something.

What we have actually “achieved” won’t be visible for many years. But that’s not what the Brexiteers promised, so a symbol there must be, to keep their followers hooked on their “we won something! We actually won something!” high.

I did like the idea floated by someone who on hearing they might end up playing the bongs over a PA system, suggested they could actually do it over headphones like a silent disco. Seems fair to me.

Sing along now

I personally think a silent, candlelit mourning processing would be far more appropriate than this crock if shit.

I'm loving that the fake version of this fundraiser is doing waaaay better than the original one with money's going to charity to help homeless & poor 😆