Guest makapaka #37 Posted August 20, 2018 people getting their knickers in a twist about the cost. say theres 30m tax payers in the UK as an estimate, as one of the 30m your contribution will be a whole 7p. It'll have cost you more in electric to fire up your laptop to moan in this thread. That's not the point at all is it. On that basis why not pay Robbie Williams £2m to sing her down the aisle - after all, it would only be a whole 14p contribution for a womans wedding that none of those 30m tax payers know. Not worth moaning about eh? It's that sort of attitude that lets these people get away with it. That and the usual PR spin that it benefits the economy. It's a disgrace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
realcockney 10 #38 Posted August 20, 2018 Good point Mike, I was thinking exactly the same...…. me too! but hey its a good excuse for the hand wringing liberals and the Trotsky lefties to have a moan at the establishment:roll: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Top Cats Hat 10 #39 Posted August 20, 2018 and surprisingly some people think she's important being a royal) Maybe they should pay for it then. If someone tried to crowdfund the cost of the security it would be interesting to see how much they would get. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Baron99 771 #40 Posted August 20, 2018 people getting their knickers in a twist about the cost. say theres 30m tax payers in the UK as an estimate, as one of the 30m your contribution will be a whole 7p. It'll have cost you more in electric to fire up your laptop to moan in this thread. Or would this £2 million, rather than being spent, (wasted), on a single day, be better spent by adding it to say the NHS budget or allocating it to the money set aside by the Govt. to provide additional funding to companies taking on apprentices? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Broakham 10 #41 Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) The £2m is nothing to do with 'paying for the wedding' it is the cost of public order policing. It is just the same as the taxpayer paying for policing at protest marches and large sporting events etc, etc. In that context £2m is a drop in the ocean. Just an afterthought - Police officers swear their oath of office to the queen and are therefore Crown servants. I wonder if the Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police has the bottle to tell the queen that the wedding must be cancelled as he has insufficient officers to police it. Edited August 20, 2018 by Broakham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
ANGELFIRE1 10 #42 Posted August 20, 2018 If some malady were to strike the "Royal" family and every one of them passed away over night, the visitors would still come to look at the Castles and all the stuff that goes with it. Lets face it, the chance of a Yank bumping into Lizzie in Aldi is, no chance. So to say they come to see the "Royals" is pie in the sky really. Angel1. Not a "Royal" lover in any way. Sorry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch 206 #43 Posted August 20, 2018 The £2m is nothing to do with 'paying for the wedding' it is the cost of public order policing. It is just the same as the taxpayer paying for policing at protest marches and large sporting events etc, etc. In that context £2m is a drop in the ocean. Exactly. Although its an old link, its equally valid: Policing the student fees protests in London has cost Scotland Yard £7.5 million, official accounts show. Met spent £34.8m policing public order events in the past year https://www.standard.co.uk/news/met-spent-348m-policing-public-order-events-in-the-past-year-6425962.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
willman 10 #44 Posted August 20, 2018 How much has it cost to police a few lumps of wood with the Amey debacle from the taxpayers many of whom couldn't care less about the trees. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest makapaka #45 Posted August 20, 2018 The football analogy also doesn’t work.this is not an event for anybody but her and her guests. Furthermore - football clubs pay towards that policing aswell. She has also chosen a particular venue which requires heightened security. There’s nothing that can be said to defend it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
The Joker 10 #46 Posted August 20, 2018 me too! but hey its a good excuse for the hand wringing liberals and the Trotsky lefties to have a moan at the establishment:roll: I know, terrible isn’t it ? When will the working-classes learn their place ?! They should be honoured they’re being taxed to pay for somebody’s else day out. Hold on, what’s that called again ? SOCIALISM !! Nice to see the “royal” family approve of wealth redistribution Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Broakham 10 #47 Posted August 20, 2018 The football analogy also doesn’t work.this is not an event for anybody but her and her guests. Furthermore - football clubs pay towards that policing aswell. She has also chosen a particular venue which requires heightened security. There’s nothing that can be said to defend it. It matters not what type of event it is, where it is, the type of venue or who is or isn't invited. If an event is taking place that attracts large crowds to public spaces the police have a duty to attend for public order and safety reasons. Furthermore - football clubs only pay for officers deployed within the stadium. They pay nothing for those required in surrounding streets, rail and coach stations and public transport, which is probably 90% of the total deployment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Robin-H 11 #48 Posted August 20, 2018 The football analogy also doesn’t work.this is not an event for anybody but her and her guests. Furthermore - football clubs pay towards that policing aswell. She has also chosen a particular venue which requires heightened security. There’s nothing that can be said to defend it. The analogy does work surely. Members of the public have been invited (1200 into the grounds of Windsor Castle, like at Harry and Meghan's wedding). There will likely be thousands more on the streets of Windsor. It is very much like a football event where some people have tickets to the actual match, and others will be out in the street (going between pubs etc) Also, of the £7m it cost for the police to provide their services for football events (in London alone) last year, the clubs paid less than 5% towards it. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/metropolitan-police-taxpayer-london-football-matches-cost-a7871681.html+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk&client=safari Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...