The cost of interrupting essential maintenance work on Big Ben to 'Bong' for Brexit has been estimated at £500,000 based on bringing back the striking mechanism and installing a temporary floor - £120,000 - and the cost of delaying the conservation work - up to £400,000 (based on an estimate of £100,000 a week).
There is a greater cost. Brexit has been one of the most divisive issues this country has faced. Celebrating in the manner suggested conveys a message of triumphalism when we should be striving to heal divisions.
According to latest reports there is a revised plan to project a giant clock face onto Downing Street on evening of 31 January, 2020.
Better still, those inclined could play the above video at no cost without the risk of offending others.
