Royals cost Britain £37m a year

[Chrysalis]

People are not looking at the big picture here, so it cost 36 million. But you will probably find they generate more then that for our economy from when they make visits to other countries, the royal family generates a lot of trade and of course the tourism aspect. If you have any respect for our country and its history you would also want to keep the monarch for that reason alone. 36 million in todays day and age is nothing, I can think of a lot more things where more money was spent and its considered wasted like the £500 for every new born child, the millions going to africa countries, the iraqi war, nhs beauracracy, and housing immigrants.

[purenuman]

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

People are not looking at the big picture here, so it cost 36 million. But you will probably find they generate more then that for our economy from when they make visits to other countries, the royal family generates a lot of trade and of course the tourism aspect. If you have any respect for our country and its history you would also want to keep the monarch for that reason alone. 36 million in todays day and age is nothing, I can think of a lot more things where more money was spent and its considered wasted like the £500 for every new born child, the millions going to africa countries, the iraqi war, nhs beauracracy, and housing immigrants.

So let them do that without us footing the initial bill.........

They have been subsidised/paid for by the people rich and poor for many many years.

I feel the time for them to spend there own money and give a bit more to this country that affords them great privilege......

Stop this giving hard earned cash to a family who have more money that any of us could ever dream of and an extremely cosseted and privileged life.

There should be no place for such imbalance in today's world.

Let them be if you wish but it's time they spent their own money and gave back a bit more to those who have given unquestioningly for many many generations....

Originally Posted by purenuman

So let them do that without us footing the initial bill.........

They have been subsidised/paid for by the people rich and poor for many many years.

I feel the time for them to spend there own money and give a bit more to this country that affords them great privilege......

Stop this giving hard earned cash to a family who have more money that any of us could ever dream of and an extremely cosseted and privileged life.

There should be no place for such imbalance in today's world.

Let them be if you wish but it's time they spent their own money and gave back a bit more to those who have given unquestioningly for many many generations....

Here here!

[STONEISLAND]

Oh and 5 Million was spent on transport alone.

I am sick of the emotion of jealousy that is infecting our country at the moment.I don't believe that getting rid of the monarchy will change anything for those infused with this green eyed emotion because they would just transfer this same emotion to another figurehead...such as a president.


The people that I really have it in for are the fat cats who take from industry and business such huge fat bonus's,pension schemes and golden handshakes after totally screwing over said industries and business and putting so many people out of a job in an effort to reclaim failing industry and business money.Now them I truly hate.The Queen has no such power over thee and me.These g*ts do...

[Chrysalis]

Originally Posted by Incognitas

I am sick of the emotion of jealousy that is infecting our country at the moment.I don't believe that getting rid of the monarchy will change anything for those infused with this green eyed emotion because they would just transfer this same emotion to another figurehead...such as a president.


The people that I really have it in for are the fat cats who take from industry and business such huge fat bonus's,pension schemes and golden handshakes after totally screwing over said industries and business and putting so many people out of a job in an effort to reclaim failing industry and business money.Now them I truly hate.The Queen has no such power over thee and me.These g*ts do...

Agreed

[purenuman]

Originally Posted by Incognitas

I am sick of the emotion of jealousy that is infecting our country at the moment.I don't believe that getting rid of the monarchy will change anything...

So let them stay but without us footing the bill.........it's time they spent their own money and gave back a bit more to those who have given unquestioningly for many many generations....
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Means test their benefit as we do with pensioners etc...........

Now taking in to account the money they have/earn they will get nothing.....

..........Like many who have worked extremely hard all of their lives

[purenuman]

No replies??

So we all agree then! Lets means test the oiks

Originally Posted by purenuman

No replies??

So we all agree then! Lets means test the oiks

Nope we are not all in agreement.But you carry on and every envy laden post will give a clearer picture.You don't need any repiles to do that.

I think £37 million is actually quite cheap, in the context of the billions upon billions UK Ltd budgets and spends every year. I am uneasy with the constitution of this country but if I were an out-and-out Republican (and I'm far from certain that I am), this piece of news wouldn't be one of my main arguments for abolition.

[SMHarman]

Compare to the latest estimates of just under £20Bn for ID cards.

[allieyoung666]

I love the royals, we have millions of visitors who visit this wonderful country every year, just to go and see buckingham palace and windsor, what would happen to them if you scrapped them, shopping Malls, flats?? We are unique as we have a very proud hertiage which is known world over, I even learnt about them in Italy. You should be proud of what you have and you should cheerish it as you will miss it when it has gone.

[purenuman]

Originally Posted by Incognitas

Nope we are not all in agreement.But you carry on and every envy laden post will give a clearer picture.You don't need any repiles to do that.

I envy the people who I perceive have a better life than I do.... of course I do. That's not the royals........ I would not swap places with any of them.

I certainly don't envy the royals at all, parts of their lives are totally ridiculous and most of the rest is pomp and nonsense I can live with that...... If we are not paying.

They have fed off the people of this country (and others) for many many years....... Let them be if you must but lets stop paying them benefit...... That's not envy, it's fair.

They are rich enough and big enough to pay their own way.

[allieyoung666]

But that pomp is part of English history, and you should be proud of what you have.

Originally Posted by purenuman

I envy the people who I perceive have a better life than I do.... of course I do. That not the royals........ I would not swap places with any of them.

I certainly don't envy the royals at all, parts of their lives are totally ridiculous and most of the rest is pomp and nonsense I can live with that...... If we are not paying.

They have fed off the people of this country (and others) for many many years....... Let them be if you must but lets stop paying them benefit...... That's not envy, it's fair.

They are rich enough and big enough to pay their own way.

They do!The Queen pays taxes and Charlie also pays his own way.He takes nothing out of the civil list at all.