The British Monarchy

I like them, I think they do a great job and bring in more money to the country than they cost.
missing the point completely, what they bring and what they make privately means they shpuld be self sufficient, we should not pay a penny for them or gift them land or profits from nationally owned assets.


The 500M they cost the treasury and the tax free benefits they get, that money could be better used for the good of the citizens.

They have enough to pay their way and they are just people not special or better, just fortunate tbf
 
The being patrons of charities and then charging them over the top rentals on their buildings is shocking behaviour, if a major business did it people would be kicking off.
 
I like them, I think they do a great job and bring in more money to the country than they cost.
I get why people like the royal family, they certainly get plenty of good press & have many ‘royal experts’ telling us how amazing they are, but I honestly suggest reading this book. It’s very well researched & pretty balanced giving credit where it is due, whilst also lifting the veil of secrecy on the historical & current excesses of the royal family.
It might just amend your view of them.
‘They bring in more money than they cost’ argument is very clearly addressed too & shown to be nothing more than good PR from the palace & their client journalists.
In 2011, the civil list payments to the royal family was £7.9m. This has now changed from the civil list to the sovereign grant where the royals are supposed to pay for many things themselves, such as staff costs. In 2025 this will increase to £132m a year, with the uk taxpayer still funding a significant amount of things anyway.
This is also addressed well on the republic website.
 

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