Make the "Royal Family" declare their earnings
Then ask why we are contributing primarily to the civil list, and secondarily to their police protection, lovely train, houses bought by their predecessors etc..

We get a lot of shite from all parties about tax avoidance. How can it be enforced unless the irrelevant inbred occupants of big houses that we pay for are made accountable.

If you want them - public subscription. I support various charities via a small monthly contribution. The royal family could be supported in the same way by the Daily Mail frothers.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 24 Apr 2015, 19:10, 19 replies)

Because it's better than a president Blair

(Vigilante Man weeps because you're stupid., Fri 24 Apr 2015, 19:45, closed)

Alright grandad, it's Brown now
Watch the news now and again for fuck's sake
( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Fri 24 Apr 2015, 21:12, closed)

Can't we just have another round of sending all the republicans off to the colonies?

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 24 Apr 2015, 22:37, closed)

I'm not particularly pro-monarchy
as anti-yet another round of voting that ends up with someone most of us didn't want. At least the Royals are relatively powerless.
(zebideedoodah likes florence but prefers venice, Fri 24 Apr 2015, 23:35, closed)

The civil list hasn't existed for three years.
There is now a sovereign grant that amounts to 15% of the income from the crown estate. Seeing as the crown estate is not publicly owned but belongs to the royal family (although they can't sell it by law), they basically pay 85% of their earnings into the public purse.
( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Sat 25 Apr 2015, 10:15, closed)

Vote for Liz!

( edjogs Collared doves are shit., Sat 25 Apr 2015, 16:12, closed)

The crown estate doesn't extend to Duchy holdings though

( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 26 Apr 2015, 18:33, closed)

Much like how stuff which you own
isn't owned by your mum.
(eViLegion Chief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Mon 27 Apr 2015, 14:52, closed)

Go out the house
and look at all the tourists taking photos. Just marvel and wonder how much value they bring us. Its cheap tourist marketing, and additionally, they keep this poxy little island hitting above its weight in a world with much bigger economies.
(gearanach #wankwankwank, Sun 26 Apr 2015, 10:31, closed)

And, of course, who would fuck all the underage children
if it wasn't for the occasional royal?
(zebideedoodah likes florence but prefers venice, Sun 26 Apr 2015, 10:45, closed)

Baggenfock.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Sun 26 Apr 2015, 11:04, closed)

members of parliament

(andythepieman Is surfing the waves of indifference on, Wed 29 Apr 2015, 9:38, closed)

How much are Americans taxed for Disneyland?
Make our dear tourists pay. In farebox (directly attributed revenue) terms what are they actually paying to stand outside a large house that we own?

Florida might be a good example - it has two primary economies although when Panamax happens it might get a third. The first is Limestone, the second is tourism. Tourism in Florida is capitalism in it's most refined condition.

Charge the tourists for a royal family experience. It's a whole fantasy world anyway - that's how you'll get value and take them off our hands.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 26 Apr 2015, 18:24, closed)

Yeah 'hitting above its weight'
Our backward political system being a source of quaint amusement for renaissance faire loving Americans always fills me with national pride.
(Baggenfrock get fucked, Sun 26 Apr 2015, 19:48, closed)

Theirs is any better?

(Vigilante Man weeps because you're stupid., Mon 27 Apr 2015, 22:09, closed)

I will enter into a coalition with Dr Skagra

( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 26 Apr 2015, 19:11, closed)

into a coalition with
(Roger McGough-Pipe, Sun 26 Apr 2015, 23:42, closed)