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Quote: Timbo @ January 16 2012, 2:18 PM GMT

And the cost of a royal yacht may be chicken feed but it would buy a fair few armoured jeeps and keep open a hell of a lot of public libraries.

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A short sighted view if ever I saw one. The Queen's Jubilee and the Olympics will bring in huge amounts of money from tourists, improving the economy overall, thus improving the credit worthiness of Britain. The global media coverage will also encourage people to visit Britain and spend money. When Wills and Kate got hitched, the money being thrown around by foreigns was staggering.

Is it worth risking Britain's entire reputation to keep a library open in Sc**thorpe? The problem with this model, is that the plastic socialists will be the first ones crying when the value of their homes get wiped out.

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ January 16 2012, 2:01 PM GMT

Yes, this is exactly what I propose. Do you have any idea how the global press would handle this story? Britain's reputation around the world would be forever tainted and the British people would look like the worst kind of petty, jealous, small minded, miserly twats.

It is a small price to pay for continued economic confidence and global reputation. The cost of the yacht is chickenfeed in comparison.

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Perhaps we could stretch to a golden boat, shaped like a neo-Rococo swan, moored in a purpose built palace grotto.

As is fit for an in-bred German monarch clinging to 19th century imperial flummery.

Quote: sootyj @ January 16 2012, 9:48 AM GMT

.. almost all of the palaces etc are in trust to the nation.

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Nice tax wheeze - live rent free ad infinitum - let the taxpayer get stuffed.(Who owns the paintings)?

Quote: sootyj @ January 16 2012, 9:48 AM GMT

She uses it to visit foreign places, fly the flag and drum up business for our ailing industry. Not to mention maintain good relations with countries who hate our elected government.

It's good value really.

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Yes, it's great value. Where would the economic superpowers be without their royal families? America? China? Switzerland?

I say we should all pay double tax and give it all to those superhardworking royal family members. Stuff the prols.

And while I'm at it.. can someone please enlighten me as to why they need a yacht? What's wrong with charter flights?

Quote: youngian @ January 16 2012, 2:31 PM GMT

Perhaps we could stretch to a golden boat, shaped like a neo-Rococo swan, moored in a purpose built palace grotto.

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I'd probably go and see it then. As it stands, it's just a normal boat with some crap hanging off it. Not great, but better then nothing.

Quote: Stylee TingTing @ January 16 2012, 2:40 PM GMT

Yes, it's great value. Where would the economic superpowers be without their royal families? America? China? Switzerland?

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Where would Britain be without it's Royal Family?

I also hate the way all discussions around state funding are based around I should have this, cos you shouldn't have that these days.

I should have 6 figure drugs to extend my life, cos you shouldn't have a sex change.

I should have massive benefits, cos you shouldn't have child benefit.

I should have a cheap bus, cos you shouldn't have an aircraft carrier.

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ January 16 2012, 2:43 PM GMT

Where would Britain be without it's Royal Family?

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Who knows what we could achieve without them? We've never had the chance to find out.

[Large cognac needed - suspicion that this forum is infested with central right-wingers].

Quote: Stylee TingTing @ January 16 2012, 2:47 PM GMT

(Large cognac needed - suspicion that this forum is infested with central right-wingers}.

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Bloody proles are always reaching for their ill got cognac.

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ January 16 2012, 2:25 PM GMT

A short sighted view if ever I saw one. The Queen's Jubilee and the Olympics will bring in huge amounts of money from tourists,

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Highly debateable. The Olympics are basically in London which already has a near capacity tourist trade. There is a lot of concern that 'ordinary' toursists will boycott London during the Olympics, with damaging consequences for the tourist economy.

Quote: sootyj @ January 16 2012, 2:47 PM GMT

I also hate the way all discussions around state funding are based around I should have this, cos you shouldn't have that these days.

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But thse are the decisions that ministers and councils are increasingly having to make. And when told something is going to 'cost chickenfeed' it is useful to have some comparators.

Quote: Timbo @ January 16 2012, 2:54 PM GMT

Highly debateable. The Olympics are basically in London which already has a near capacity tourist trade. There is a lot of concern that 'ordinary' toursists will boycott London during the Olympics, with damaging consequences for the tourist economy.

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Not debateable at all. My Mum's neighbours in Hackney have already rented out their homes for untold amounts of dough during the Olympics.

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ January 16 2012, 2:52 PM GMT

Bloody proles are always reaching for their ill got cognac.

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It's marvellous after a bottle of Bolly and a Havana!

It's true that the Jubilee/Olympics will generate money.. unfortunately, though, not for the prols. Are we going to have our taxes cut after all this projected "profit"? No. We have to pay for the costs of both exercises first, and that could take decades.

Quote: Timbo @ January 16 2012, 2:56 PM GMT

But thse are the decisions that ministers and councils are increasingly having to make. And when told something is going to 'cost chickenfeed' it is useful to have some comparators.

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Compared to the UK's GDP and tax revenue, a Royal Yacht that will last a good 40 years isn't really that expensive. I see it as an investment that will pay for itself.

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ January 16 2012, 2:25 PM GMT

A short sighted view if ever I saw one. The Queen's Jubilee will bring in huge amounts of money from tourists.

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I bet there'd be more if they chose to publicly behead her. The French don't get much right but...

Quote: Stylee TingTing @ January 16 2012, 2:56 PM GMT

It's marvellous after a bottle of Bolly and a Havana!

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Quote: roscoff @ January 16 2012, 2:59 PM GMT

I bet there'd be more if they chose to publicly behead her. The French don't get much right but...

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Another short sighted view. After you behead her, why would the tourists come back the following year? I mean, aside from brilliant West End karaokes like Rock of Ages and Mama Mia.

Quote: Timbo @ January 16 2012, 2:56 PM GMT

But thse are the decisions that ministers and councils are increasingly having to make. And when told something is going to 'cost chickenfeed' it is useful to have some comparators.

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All too often decisions can be made by reducing costs costs rather than choosing.

For example modifying existing eurofighters for carrier operations rather than getting expensive JSFs or no carriers.

Permitting people to buy subisidised hi cost medication rather than forcing out of the NHS anyone trying to put their own money in.

Giving the queen an abandoned nuclear missile sub instead of a yacht,

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ January 16 2012, 3:01 PM GMT

Another short sighted view. After you behead her, why would the tourists come back the following year? I mean, aside from brilliant West End karaokes like Rock of Ages and Mama Mia.

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To see King Dave shag Queen Clegg up the arse infront of Buck palace.

I've always heard that the UK makes more money off the use of the monarch's land than they spend on him/her.