I still have mine!

Surely for less money than that we could build a new parliament building, better suited for its modern purpose, and open the current one as a museum/tourist attraction and profit both ways.

Only two-thirds?

Now that is a quality obscure reference!

Surely it should be orange.

They are basically the Hutt cartel from Star Wars.

Easy fix, set the next Bond films back in the 60's. Spy stories and gadgets were so much more entertaining from that era.

Is the mayor a problem? I've never heard mention of him before.

She shouldn't resign - she should be unceremoniously booted out with immediate effect. But alas our crazy laws don't easily allow for that and so we have to meekly ask fraudsters, liars and criminals to "do the right thing" 🙄

I'm pretty sure the Ukrainian armed forces may have had something to do with delaying that column.

Sadly it's all too believable.