Well it's not going to be taxpayer funded it'll be made by a private company and gifted to the queen.
Which is fine...
buttttttt, I bet there's going to be some sneaky deals non competitive contracts or tax breaks for the company that does this which means they'll end up making back the 60 million they spent and change.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 17 Jan 2012, 11:27, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Some cunt will end up getting a knighthood as a thank you

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 17 Jan 2012, 11:36, Reply)

I don't give a fuck about that,
If someone wants to spend £60million for something in front of their name, go ahead.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 17 Jan 2012, 11:40, Reply)

I appreciate the sentiment, but I think it totally devalues the point of the whole thing

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 17 Jan 2012, 11:46, Reply)

What is the point?
It's backslapping nonsense used to keep the rich in line.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 17 Jan 2012, 11:50, Reply)

That wasn't my understanding of it.
I thought it was to recognise major achievement in the fields of entertainment, sport, public life etc.

I didn't think, perhaps naively, that it was an eBay auction.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 17 Jan 2012, 11:55, Reply)

Bloody expensive way to get a K. You'd want a peerage at least.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 17 Jan 2012, 11:41, Reply)