V for Vendetta, N for Nepotism

From Popbitch:

How to blow up the Houses of Parliament
Two years ago, Richard Curtis was refused permission to film in 10 Downing Street for "The Girl In The Cafe". Government officials said they were sorry, but it was a government building, not a film set. Yet last June, "V For Vendetta", the Wachowskis' new film, which opens here this month, managed to get Whitehall shut down for four nights to film the Tube and Houses of Parliament getting blown up by a bomber dressed as Guy Fawkes. So either the Prime Minister's people are huge fans of the Matrix and fantasy movies, or they're less sniffy about granting access to parliamentary buildings if Euan Blair is given a job as a runner by the producers...