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Was this a plan in the pipe-line?

Jimmy CAUTY (British b. 1956) 5-11 Stamp, View from Parliament Square, Limited edition screenprint, numbered 60/200 lower right, 9.5" x 9" (24cm x 23cm) (unframed)

Estimate
£80 - £120

WIKI: Following 2003 media speculation that Saddam Hussein could launch a poison chemical attack on London, Cauty designed the Stamps of Mass Destruction for Blacksmoke Art Collective. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd class stamps featuring the Queen's head wearing a gas mask were released as limited edition prints and exhibited at Artrepublic Gallery, Brighton.^[61] Following a legal battle over alleged copyright infringement, the stamps were sent to Royal Mail for destruction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Cauty

Source:  https://www.whlane.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-109---jimmy-cauty-british-b-1956-5-11-stamp-view/?lot=1046&so=0&st=&sto=0&au=11&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0&pp=96&pn=2&g=1#

Read text at base for background.  Issues 5.11.2003. Reprinted 5.11.2005..

See also:  https://veaterecosan.blogspot.com/search?q=big+ben

"Following an update on the Elizabeth Tower conservation project to the House of Commons and House of Lords Commissions, as part of their commitment to preserve the Elizabeth Tower and the Great Clock for future generations, the contract for the delivery of the Project has been awarded by the authorities of both Houses to Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd.

Following 16 months of detailed analysis of the work required to refurbish the Elizabeth Tower and Great Clock, a greater understanding of the practicalities of delivering such a complex project, and the outcome of a standard procurement and tendering exercise, the estimated costs, on a like for like basis, have risen from the original feasibility study estimate of £29m to £45m.

Reasons for the increased costs include:"  https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/big-ben/news/elizabeth-tower-conservation-works-begin/

"The Elizabeth Tower, popularly known by the name of its bell, Big Ben, voted in 2008 as London's most popular landmark and a world-famous cultural symbol of the nation has been refurbished over the last few years whilst it was in quite some need of a repair. However, the operation, which has recently ended to the delight of many, has proved a lot more expensive than initially believed. The steep jump from an initial projection of £29,000,000 in 2017, when the refurbishment began, to the £80,000,000 it has ended up being is shocking and has caused to some to ponder why so much money is spent on what they see as 'vanity projects' when there are so many other issues in the country in need of investment."  https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/20036644.80-million-price-refurbish-big-ben-worth/

"Completed in 1854, the 96m-high, neo-gothic tower is the work of architect Charles Barry who added a clock tower to his final designs for the Palace of Westminster reconstruction after it burnt down in 1834. Historically, the building has needed attention approximately every 30 years, with the last major refurbishment taking place in 1983–85, but this latest refurbishment is significant as it is the precursor to the wider restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster, which is set to start after work completes on the Elizabeth Tower in 2021." 

Twenty-five 'conspiracy theories' that turned out to be true!

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Another 97 acres given over to a 'solar farm' in Gwinear, Cornwall. My observation: "When will people wake up to the craziness of this so-called 'Green' agenda, that is anything but. Turning fields into plastic is not 'green', it is quite the reverse. It is both an aesthetic and environmental abomination, driven by a political and economic agenda that raises the cost of energy and ruins the countryside. As we have seen in Holland, it is an integral part of an attack on agriculture and domestic food production as part of a global takeover of everything. As we all know, family run farms have already been decimated and nature damaged. Towns have lost their character and commerce to multi national conglomerates and Internet. People should ask themselves where this is leading and do we really want to go there?"