In a bid to reduce costs, British Prime Minister, David Cameron, is expected to announce, during his visit to Washington next week, that Parliament would be privatised and henceforward would be operated by a Texas company associated with the US Republican Party.

“We can no longer justify the huge cost of running the Palace of Westminster”, a Downing Street spokesman is quoted as saying. “We have to make economies and shrink the size of government. I am assured that the new contractors can reduce costs and still make a profit. British members of Parliament will begin paying for the space they occupy, their secretaries and overheads next January. Members will pay twenty pounds per question to government ministers, and all food and beverages will be treated as income for tax purposes. The agreement with the management company, Koch Brothers Liberty inc. includes the reduction in staff and the renting to major Conservative Party donors of prime offices in the recently built Parliamentary offices.

“Britain leads the world is the promotion of democracy and freedom throughout the world” the Prime Minister is quoted as saying. “We are proud of our long heritage of democratic freedoms and look forward to building on the achievements of our forefathers”.

A Labour Party spokesperson is quoted as commenting, “They got in just before us. We were about to announce the same idea. Damn!”

It has long be felt in political circles that Parliament is one extravagance too far now that the country is an elective dictatorship run by “Why don’t we try X and see if it works” thirty year olds.