What could you buy for the price of a royal yacht?

gatsby


Joined: 10/08/2010
Posts: 34

Message Posted:
18/01/2012 14:56

Report in the Guardian states the backers of a new national flagship to be used by the royal family are to launch a public appeal for funds. Based on the cost of the royal yacht @ £60m, it would buy:



* 2254 nurses (on annual medain wage of £26,614)



* 3065 ambulance staff (exc paramedics on annual median wage of £19572)



* 2875 student tuition fees for a full 3 year degree



* 3 Royal weddings (based on £20m for Wills & Kate)



What would you like to see the money spent on?

mollycorbin


Joined: 12/03/2010
Posts: 390

Message Posted:
18/01/2012 15:00

Food for those starving, water for those dehydrated, a roof for those homeless, medicine for those with ailments, .....

paddywack


Joined: 04/05/2009
Posts: 959

Message Posted:
18/01/2012 16:04

Anything sensible to benefit the needy.The royals can well afford to pay for their own boat.

cavalryman


Joined: 08/11/2010
Posts: 314

Message Posted:
18/01/2012 16:45

As its funded privately does it matter just send what you can to the chariries you support.We gave the last one to our scots bretheren i think they are still trying to find one of its props and half the silver.

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
18/01/2012 18:19

A few days contribution to the EUSSR.

BigMart


Joined: 26/02/2009
Posts: 423

Message Posted:
18/01/2012 19:05

The money would never go to the nurses/firemen/forces etc. etc. it would go to the scrounging underclass that takes most of the money.

gripontrnc


Joined: 27/05/2010
Posts: 69

Message Posted:
18/01/2012 21:09

How many yachts could you buy if there was no financial benefits to asylum seekers, illegal imigrants, fraudulent claims and corrupt politicians







My guess would be a whole new fleet ????

Ed1957


Joined: 03/09/2011
Posts: 377

Message Posted:
18/01/2012 21:25

Just over one non scoring Torres

Bradus


Joined: 25/02/2007
Posts: 2641

Message Posted:
18/01/2012 21:40

Even if there were no financial benefits given to fraudulent claimers, would anyone be interested in contributing financially to a Royal Yacht? Money diverted to one of the richest family's in Britain. I think not!



It is not just the cost of purchasing the yacht which in itself will be very costly but the up-keep, security and crew will also cost a significant amount.



Britain, home of the have nots and have yachts.

Ed1957


Joined: 03/09/2011
Posts: 377

Message Posted:
18/01/2012 21:45

could we not get rid of a palace and have th *uggers float around in rotation?

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
19/01/2012 01:37

Finance another few days of war

Clarissa2


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 1476

Message Posted:
19/01/2012 01:49

Re: Msg 1,



Nice holidays for philbailey.

girne 29


Joined: 06/12/2007
Posts: 1488

Message Posted:
19/01/2012 01:50

Bigmart



'' it would go to the scrounging underclass that takes most of the money''



You were of course meaning,the Royal Family, CEOS of companies who take annual performance pay rises of 60% while their companies stocks fall,MP's and their allowance cheating,Bankers ,Tax dodging multi millionaires and British tax dodging property renters and bank account holders in TRNC.



most of them are well educated and therefore cannot use ''underclass'' as an excuse, as they know exactly what they do.

EamonnMc


Joined: 18/06/2010
Posts: 1019

Message Posted:
19/01/2012 02:50

Peace of mind and a healthy respect from my bank manager. As a wiser man than me said " A pound in the pocket is good for the nerves ". Beats Valium !

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
19/01/2012 11:01

Isn't the motto of the Salvation Army: 'We help the needy - not the greedy!'

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
19/01/2012 22:19

Well it's a marriage made in heaven, what timing, it is so fortuitous as it happens there's a recently unemployed ship's captain looking for a new command and the Royal Yacht Costa Concordia II would be just the ticket...

Clarissa2


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 1476

Message Posted:
19/01/2012 22:25

Re: Msg16,



He won't be looking for any employment for the next 14 years or so.

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
19/01/2012 23:01

wife , can i drive ?

husband , no im fine

wife, oh please let me , i really want to .

husband , no,

wife , tell you what , let me drive , just for a bit , and when we get home , i will give you a bxxx jxx,

husband , really ?

wife , promise.

husband, go on then ,....

and that your honour , is the final entry from the black box on the costa concordia `

briggus


Joined: 25/07/2007
Posts: 161

Message Posted:
19/01/2012 23:24

Message 4 would they also be picking up the running costs?

gm1504


Joined: 20/01/2012
Posts: 86

Message Posted:
21/01/2012 17:31

A BIGGER SHELTER FOR ALL THE POOR ANIMALS OVER HERE!!!!

westender


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 328

Message Posted:
21/01/2012 19:22

Has anyone actually asked the Queen if she wants a new yacht?