Originally posted by northernladyuk
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Garden Bridge Project Scrapped.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostDon't see why I, LadyMuck and other Londoners should underwrite a vanity project with our taxes. What have they spent 37.4M on?
They managed to get a small sub trust approved to help the city of London but that works out at less than they get paid in capital interest.
In fact they would have earned something like 120m in interest payments over the past few years. so why is the Mayor even involved?Comment
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostWeed.Comment
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Originally posted by bobspud View PostThats the point YOU should not be funding anything. The bridge estates trust was founded in 1252 for the express use of building maintaining bridges across the Thames it's not allowed to spend its money on anything else...
They managed to get a small sub trust approved to help the city of London but that works out at less than they get paid in capital interest.
In fact they would have earned something like 120m in interest payments over the past few years. so why is the Mayor even involved?
Maybe there's something in their articles which prevented them p1ssing money away on a bridge covered in trees and grass.Comment
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Originally posted by barrydidit View PostThat's a fair point. I saw something about this trust on the telly - isn't it built on the tolls people used to pay to cross the old London Bridge?
Maybe there's something in their articles which prevented them p1ssing money away on a bridge covered in trees and grass.The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by barrydidit View Post
Top Attractions in London's South Bank | South Bank London
yeah sure 20 years ago it was a dump....time moves on
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostAnd when was the last time you went there....???
Top Attractions in London's South Bank | South Bank London
yeah sure 20 years ago it was a dump....time moves on
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Originally posted by barrydidit View PostLondon? November. It was full to the fecking brim of tourists.
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Originally posted by barrydidit View PostThat's a fair point. I saw something about this trust on the telly - isn't it built on the tolls people used to pay to cross the old London Bridge?
They pretty much hit every good investment at the right time for 700 years
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Originally posted by bobspud View PostYes it was set up to stop the monarchy of the day being able to raid its coffers for wars and whores. The trouble was that business was so good, soon it had more money than it needed and so it started trying to lose some of it by investing and made even more of it in the process....
They pretty much hit every good investment at the right time for 700 years
Shame nobody thought to do the same with all that oil money.Comment
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