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Are the royal family worth 61p a yr?

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    Are the royal family worth 61p a yr?

    news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4119194.stm

    The Royal Family cost Britons £36.7m last year, equivalent to 61p per taxpayer, new figures show.
    Buckingham Palace said the figure, which excludes security costs, was at it lowest since 2001 and had fallen 2.3% in real terms since 2003-4.

    Alan Reid, Keeper of the Privy Purse, said the royals gave "value for money".


    So, are they worth it?

    #2
    Tell you what, I'll round my contribution up to a quid and they can buy something nice with the change.

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      #3
      Yes, provided of course we only have to give the 61p between us. Otherwise NO, they are an expensive and outdated quirky anachronism.

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        #4
        Prince harry hash doesn't come cheap. I'm more than happy to give me tax towards them. Glad i pay the TV license so i can watch the queens speech at christmas. (just before wallace and gromit normally)

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          #5
          Yes. I think the entertainment they provide is well worth 61p. Just one of Phil's one liners is worth that on it's own.

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            #6
            I'm outraged, I thought I was paying 59p the bloody barstewards!

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              #7
              The answer to the question is simple.

              If you're a republican - NO. they are not worth 61p a year. If you're a republican they're not worth even 1p a year.

              If you want a monarchy - YES they are definitely worth 61p a year, probably 100p a year.

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                #8
                So, are they worth it?
                No, they don't even do 'It's a royal knockout' anymore.

                Now Monaco had a good royal family, and has produced some fair totty over the years. There was a point during the late 80s/early 90s when Princess Stephanie had her charlies out every week. Can't see Princess Anne having the same appeal :x

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                  #9
                  I wonder how much a President would cost us?

                  I'll support the Royals for now, but I'd be happier if I could choose how my 61p was spent.

                  I want mine to go on buying Turkey Twizzlers for the Queen.

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                    #10
                    Look at it this way - how much do our MPs cost, and do they give value for money?

                    The number of official government residences has shot up - Blair's sacked ministers are now allowed to keep theirs.

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