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# Parp!
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:36, archived)
# they even look alike!
haha!
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:37, archived)
# They really do.
Perhaps this whole lizard thing makes sense after all.
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:51, archived)
# I'm so pleased that we're paying £40 million quid to have this bigot over to visit
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:40, archived)
# wtf?
sheesh who invited this guy? they shud get the bill!
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:44, archived)
# Who is paying £40million?
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:48, archived)
# Readers of the daily mail
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:51, archived)
# Thank fuck
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:52, archived)
# Unfortunately all the money will end up going to
one-legged lesbian swan-eating asylum-seekers on crack. WON'T SOMEBODY PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN :(
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:53, archived)
# The pope is thinking of the children
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:55, archived)
# when did it rise from £12 million?
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:52, archived)
# the £12 million figure doesnt even include security costs.
i fear £40 million may be a conservative estimate
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 14:09, archived)
# But it's not as if we're paying him an appearance fee.
The £40 million is for things like police overtime, hotel accommodation, and so on - in other words, things that'll feed back into the economy.

The financial argument against the visit doesn't seem to me to stack up...
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 14:08, archived)
# It's £40 million they could spend on something else.
That's the argument right there. It's not like the Vatican is hurting for money. They should foot the bill.
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 14:12, archived)
# it's going to put a lot of strain on budgets that have already been cut by 25% in some cases.
This will ultimately lead to either higher taxes or a reduced level of service.
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 14:24, archived)
# hehe..i love it!!
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:51, archived)
# heehee
:D
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 13:54, archived)
# All too real.
(, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 14:13, archived)