Gift Horse photograph

Gift Horse

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Initial release July 16, 1952
Directors Compton Bennett
Composers Clifton Parker
Cinematography Harry Waxman
Languages English Language
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Eight years after his court martial, Lt. Cmdr. Hugh Alginon Fraser (Trevor Howard) returns to the Royal Navy to serve England during World War II. Given command of a decrepit destroyer and assigned a motley team of seamen -- which includes a Canadian first officer (James Donald), a Cockney sailor (Richard Attenborough) and an American cook (Sonny Tufts) -- Fraser initially clashes with his new officers and men. However, commander and crew forge a bond as they prepare for battle. …

Brexit: Fundraising appeal for Big Ben chimes

Feb 16,2020 3:37 am

to Raise the right funds in the amount of £500,000 by the weekend it was launched, to be sure, Big Ben bell strike, if the UK leaves the EU by 23:00 GMT on 31. January.

The famous bell is only rung a couple of times since the renovation work began in the year 2017.

The PM's spokesman highlighted "potential difficulties" in the use of money from public donations.

But the Brexit Party Richard Tice said, it would not be ringing, "pretty weak, if we organize us, for a bell, in this historic moment".

StandUp4Brexit, the organization behind the crowdfunder, says, if it reach the goal, The Money will be donated to veterans charity help For heroes.

More Than £155 000 persons had been charged by Friday morning, with one of the largest individual contributions MP, Mark Francois , come from Tory, who donated £1,000.

Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom said she donated £10.

Appealing for contributions writing group: "However, you may have voted in the referendum, this unique moment, will hardly be repeated ever.

"If you want to see it, marked by the chiming of The Most iconic timepieces in The World , please donate now. "

The House of Commons Commission has estimated that the bell ringing in the renovation of The Palace of Westminster the Elizabeth Tower, the homes would cost Between £350,000 and £500,000.

The Body - a group of deputies and officials said to be responsible for the day-to-day of Parliament , which was due to the cost of the re-strike the factory and the Installation of a temporary floor, and delays to the preservation of the work.

On Wednesday, The Commission said the estimated cost could not be justified, and appeared to doubt the idea that public donations should cover it.

In a body, said donations for The Works of a "be unprecedented approach".

"Any new form of Finance would need to be in line with principles of correctness and proper control of public expenditure," it added.

Big Ben mixed on New Year 's eve

On Thursday, the PM's spokesman said: "The House of Commons authorities explained that there may be potential difficulties in the acceptance of money from public donations.

"I think the PM's focus is to highlight the events that he and the government plan to, 31. January. It is a significant moment in our history, and we want to make sure that the are correctly accounted for. "

On Tuesday, Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said it was a necessity, "weighing the costs" involved in making Big Ben chime for Brexit.

"you speak of £50,000 bong," he added.

"We also have to bear in mind that the Only People who hear it, those who live near or visit Westminster. "

But Brexit Party Chairman Richard Tice told the BBC Today programme he believed the figure was correct, and pointed out that the bell rang on New Year 's eve.

He also suggested that the "bureaucrats in the houses of Parliament " is, perhaps, The Money will be used to stop, on the grounds that no public funds would be.

He added that, if The Target was not achieved, a recording of Big Ben 's would be played on the chimes over a loudspeaker in a Brexit event in London's Parliament Square .

The Event obtained "provisional accreditation" from The Office of the mayor of London, on Wednesday.

The Call for donations, Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg, The Commons said: "One should not look a Gift Horse in the mouth. "

"If people want to pay for things that should be considered as part of their public Temperament, instead of thinking it all falls on the hard-pressed taxpayer. "



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Source of news: bbc.com

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