Festival of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2022 Debate
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Festival of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2022
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Lord Ashton of Hyde
I do not know why that title was selected but it seems to explain exactly what the festival is all about.
Lord McNally (LD)
My Lords, is this new festival an opportunity to establish a museum of Brexit, where the record of this Government can be preserved for future generations? Would not the advantage be that there is already a perfect location in the Chamber of Horrors?
Lord Ashton of Hyde
I imagine that the noble Lord wants it to be publicly funded, but I do not think that that is necessarily what the public want.