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I thought the plan from a few years ago to put them all up in York seemed sensible
I like the idea of moving things up north, but I'm not sure if it's really practical given that Whitehall is in London and other key departments.
If they managed during the pandemic I think they can handle it now. I would like some departments to be moved out of London but I get that London is a talent draw so some staff would not like to move.
Move to where exactly? It would have to be a large estate, with over 1000 office suites, security, two chambers, media facilities including uplink and contribution studios, and so on. Wherever it goes will have two major shocks, one when house prices and infrastructure demand surges, then a crash when parliament leaves again. It must be quickly (1hr) reachable from Whitehall for PMQ and MQs. So that’s either within the Home Counties or people will have to accept an era of helicopter government. Add a helipad or two to the list.