TCIB
Well-Known Member
I like the queen even if her husband is a total arsehole, albeit a funny one due to him re-enforcing stereotypes about typical snoibby royalty.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
The Queen in Manchester today
- Thread starter Henry Chinaski
- Start date
TCIB said:I like the queen even if her husband is a total arsehole, albeit a funny one due to him re-enforcing stereotypes about typical snoibby royalty.
Even the young ones do that. I remember when either William or Harry were toddlers and one of them pointed at the surrounding press pack and uttered the line "mummy look at the peasants"
The sycophantic twats taking the pictures all laughed at the little scamp. I thought what snotty out of touch cunts his parents must be.
emptypockets
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 17 Jan 2009
- Messages
- 1,090
rickmcfc said:Just remind me how much the Royal Family bring in tourism to this country each year?
Only 1 royal residence is in the top 20 tourist attractions in the UK (Windsor Castle).
Helmet Cole said:if anyone takes the time to find out a bit about what the Queen does on a day to day basis, and has done consistently for a long time you would not resent her so much.
The royals work 3 days a week for 5 months of the year.
TCIB
Well-Known Member
stony said:TCIB said:I like the queen even if her husband is a total arsehole, albeit a funny one due to him re-enforcing stereotypes about typical snoibby royalty.
Even the young ones do that. I remember when either William or Harry were toddlers and one of them pointed at the surrounding press pack and uttered the line "mummy look at the peasants"
The sycophantic twats taking the pictures all laughed at the little scamp. I thought what snotty out of touch cunts his parents must be.
Ok with that info they are all twats besides the queens public persona.
I would fuck kate in the arse and shit in phil the greeks wardrobe...maybe a squeeze of pippa's arse on me way out and a cheeky wink.
:D
emptypockets
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 17 Jan 2009
- Messages
- 1,090
Re: Re: The Queen in Manchester today
It doesn't include a lot of things. After security costs and other things it's around £200m....there's about 30m people paying income tax in the UK so thats about £6.50 each
johnmc said:Halfpenny said:It's actually just over 61p per person. Based on 2009/10 figures of £38.2m (<a class="postlink" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/haveyoursay/2011/03/are_the_royals_value_for_money.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/haveyoursay/ ... money.html</a>) so may be a little bit out. Population currently 62.3m (<a class="postlink" href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/index.html?nscl=Population" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/inde ... Population</a>) gives you 61.3p from every man, woman and child.johnmc said:Can some show me how this 55p is calculated?
So its doesn't include security?? Which is probably the biggest cost. If you see the amount of police surrounding her that must mean tens of thousand whenever she goes for a walk about.
And its per person not per tax payer.
It doesn't include a lot of things. After security costs and other things it's around £200m....there's about 30m people paying income tax in the UK so thats about £6.50 each
Re: Re: The Queen in Manchester today
A lot of the police on duty today would be on ordinary duty, and probably about another half would be on overtime. To be fair though, I do some work at Hough End where the dogs and horses are, and for the first time I've ever known (even in the summer riots) ALL the horse lorries were out on duty today, it was only after The Queen left that all started to come back...and I'm guessing some of that would have been on overtime.
Her bodyguards I presume are paid for or at least subsidised (Guessing they come from the Diplomatic Protection Force) by the Royal Household, and the soliders on guard at the palaces we pay for anyway.
The Royal Household is however run on a very, very tight budget.
If we scrapped the Royal Family and moved to a republic, then what would they be replaced by? We wouldn't be able to just have a Prime Minister, we'd need some sort of President or other head of state. They'd need a residence, they'd need security etc which would cost quite a lot of money...
johnmc said:So its doesn't include security?? Which is probably the biggest cost. If you see the amount of police surrounding her that must mean tens of thousand whenever she goes for a walk about.
A lot of the police on duty today would be on ordinary duty, and probably about another half would be on overtime. To be fair though, I do some work at Hough End where the dogs and horses are, and for the first time I've ever known (even in the summer riots) ALL the horse lorries were out on duty today, it was only after The Queen left that all started to come back...and I'm guessing some of that would have been on overtime.
Her bodyguards I presume are paid for or at least subsidised (Guessing they come from the Diplomatic Protection Force) by the Royal Household, and the soliders on guard at the palaces we pay for anyway.
The Royal Household is however run on a very, very tight budget.
If we scrapped the Royal Family and moved to a republic, then what would they be replaced by? We wouldn't be able to just have a Prime Minister, we'd need some sort of President or other head of state. They'd need a residence, they'd need security etc which would cost quite a lot of money...
Re: Re: The Queen in Manchester today
I'm in favour of a republic but we'd need pretty wholesale reform of our political system if we were to see any benefit to changing it at all. There is another way though; the PM is de facto head of state for international relations and summits etc, why not just make it official? If we had a president and a PM, one would in all likelihood be doing nothing. One thing you could say for the monarchy is it takes out a lot out of the PM's schedule, pissing around unveiling plaques etc and leaves them more time for the issues that matter.scall said:johnmc said:So its doesn't include security?? Which is probably the biggest cost. If you see the amount of police surrounding her that must mean tens of thousand whenever she goes for a walk about.
A lot of the police on duty today would be on ordinary duty, and probably about another half would be on overtime. To be fair though, I do some work at Hough End where the dogs and horses are, and for the first time I've ever known (even in the summer riots) ALL the horse lorries were out on duty today, it was only after The Queen left that all started to come back...and I'm guessing some of that would have been on overtime.
Her bodyguards I presume are paid for or at least subsidised (Guessing they come from the Diplomatic Protection Force) by the Royal Household, and the soliders on guard at the palaces we pay for anyway.
The Royal Household is however run on a very, very tight budget.
If we scrapped the Royal Family and moved to a republic, then what would they be replaced by? We wouldn't be able to just have a Prime Minister, we'd need some sort of President or other head of state. They'd need a residence, they'd need security etc which would cost quite a lot of money...
Re: Re: The Queen in Manchester today
Royal family are a bunch of freeloading leeches. I'd fuck the lot of em off.
Shittest argument for keeping the royal family I have ever heard. It's not like the current PM has no security or pays for his own house is it? If we had a president there would be no need of a PM, so therefore he could live in 10 Downing st at no extra cost.scall said:johnmc said:So its doesn't include security?? Which is probably the biggest cost. If you see the amount of police surrounding her that must mean tens of thousand whenever she goes for a walk about.
A lot of the police on duty today would be on ordinary duty, and probably about another half would be on overtime. To be fair though, I do some work at Hough End where the dogs and horses are, and for the first time I've ever known (even in the summer riots) ALL the horse lorries were out on duty today, it was only after The Queen left that all started to come back...and I'm guessing some of that would have been on overtime.
Her bodyguards I presume are paid for or at least subsidised (Guessing they come from the Diplomatic Protection Force) by the Royal Household, and the soliders on guard at the palaces we pay for anyway.
The Royal Household is however run on a very, very tight budget.
If we scrapped the Royal Family and moved to a republic, then what would they be replaced by? We wouldn't be able to just have a Prime Minister, we'd need some sort of President or other head of state. They'd need a residence, they'd need security etc which would cost quite a lot of money...
Royal family are a bunch of freeloading leeches. I'd fuck the lot of em off.
johnmc
Well-Known Member
Re: Re: Re: The Queen in Manchester today
So they would have been on duty anyway? But they wouldnt have been guarding one woman would they. Football clubs are charged for policing and that runs into tens of thousands per game.
Also, if the royal residences were a paying attraction you could walk around it would attract and therefore make millions. Enough people come to look at buckingham palace how many would pay £50 to walk around the fucker.
As for a tight budget. How many members of the Royal family are there? They pay out £10m in wages to butlers cleaners chauffeurs etc.
scall said:johnmc said:So its doesn't include security?? Which is probably the biggest cost. If you see the amount of police surrounding her that must mean tens of thousand whenever she goes for a walk about.
A lot of the police on duty today would be on ordinary duty, and probably about another half would be on overtime. To be fair though, I do some work at Hough End where the dogs and horses are, and for the first time I've ever known (even in the summer riots) ALL the horse lorries were out on duty today, it was only after The Queen left that all started to come back...and I'm guessing some of that would have been on overtime.
Her bodyguards I presume are paid for or at least subsidised (Guessing they come from the Diplomatic Protection Force) by the Royal Household, and the soliders on guard at the palaces we pay for anyway.
The Royal Household is however run on a very, very tight budget.
If we scrapped the Royal Family and moved to a republic, then what would they be replaced by? We wouldn't be able to just have a Prime Minister, we'd need some sort of President or other head of state. They'd need a residence, they'd need security etc which would cost quite a lot of money...
So they would have been on duty anyway? But they wouldnt have been guarding one woman would they. Football clubs are charged for policing and that runs into tens of thousands per game.
Also, if the royal residences were a paying attraction you could walk around it would attract and therefore make millions. Enough people come to look at buckingham palace how many would pay £50 to walk around the fucker.
As for a tight budget. How many members of the Royal family are there? They pay out £10m in wages to butlers cleaners chauffeurs etc.
Le Havre Oswald
Well-Known Member
i take it alot of people would have fought with oliver cromwell in the civil war.