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[News] British monarchy “making millions from taxpayers”
- Thread starter Guinness Boy
- Start date
Yawn..........
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 36,064
this is going to be various misunderstanding of how the Crown Estates, Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall operate.
Stumpy Tim
Well-known member
Scroungers
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 16,294
That's not new information, is it?
Surely "making millions from taxpayers" is exactly what all monarchies have always done?
BrickTamland
Well-known member
Isn’t that the point of a monarchy?
Bunch of lemmings in this country.
Bunch of lemmings in this country.
clapham_gull
Legacy Fan
- Aug 20, 2003
- 25,970
Yes I'm genuinely misunderstanding how the system has been allowed to keep the Royal Family ridiculously wealthy
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 36,064
of course the royals are ridiculously wealthy, with many estates like Balmoral, Sandingham, many art and other assets kicking about. i'm expecting the programme to pass over that and focus on the estates that are parts of the state, some of which are merely managed by the royals as they pass through.
Dun Lurkin
Active member
- Feb 20, 2023
- 117
My wife has turned from a Royalist into a Republican after watching that documentary!
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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….they smiled so much and waived their flags….
I was going to say, Aren't you the citizens that are handing your money over to the Royal Family?
Not for premium premium premiuim patrons.Wondering if @Bozza has put a limit on the number of threads that can be ignored by an NSC user
(I;m not aware of any limit - I think @Weststander is up to about 3 million or something)
AmexRuislip
Retired Spy 🕵️♂️
….they smiled so much and waived their flags….
And in their heads............
Lyndhurst 14
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- Jan 16, 2008
- 5,256
In the same way that Trump supporters are completely unaffected by any of the revelations which have come to light about him, this programme won't make the slightest difference to the flag waving monarchists in this country
Birdie Boy
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- Jun 17, 2011
- 4,450
And aren't they losing c £1bn each year from the money that goes to the treasury?
Wrong-Direction
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- Mar 10, 2013
- 13,669
Turn Buckingham Palace into affordable flats..
Not sure what the issue is. The Duchies are privately owned 'businesses', admittedly they don't pay corporation tax at 25% but William and Charles do pay income tax on the income they receive .... at 45%. If government departments need to rent buildings what is the difference between paying rent to the Duchies and a private corporation probably with foreign shareholders ?
Additionally, both Duchies provide housing to many and farm tenancies - something you wouldn't get from large shareholder owned corporations.
I can think of a lot of other things to get all angry over.
Additionally, both Duchies provide housing to many and farm tenancies - something you wouldn't get from large shareholder owned corporations.
I can think of a lot of other things to get all angry over.