We spend:
£12.5bn on DLA
£4.91bn on unemployment
£105bn on the NHS
£8 million for a funeral
It’s called austerity? Yes. @aral
@bookmeister Let me get this straight: the royals are part of democracy? And _my_ views are unbalanced? :)
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@aral all democracies have state occasions that’s part of living in a democratic plural society -
@bookmeister The royals, by their very definition, are antithetical to democracy. State occasions can be frugal at times of austerity. -
@aral I think you’ll find thatcher was a “commoner”
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@aral whether its noting hill carnival, The FA cup final, proms in the park, pride they all cost money to put on. It’s not for us to judge -
@bookmeister It is entirely for us to judge. Who else is to judge? Our lords and ladies?
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@aral I think the UK does a fantastic job in creating and managing all of those events if you don’t like it try and change it. -
@bookmeister I do. In my own way, I do :)
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