Duchess of Cambridge pregnant

[Old Hack]

Jesus H, my wife was doubled up most mornings and afternoons vomitting everywhere, and in bed by 7 most nights

Makes me laugh, weak as piss wife getting a bed for a couple of days as she's a bit green. Still, it will strengthen that weak as piss Windsor Gene pool getting someone in with such fortitude.

I hope they all ******* die; I loathe those sponging, waste of oxygen cretins that have taken the piss out of us all for years. The pox on her, her kids, and the whole fecking shebang

[BrilloPad]

I hope they all ******* die; I loathe those sponging, waste of oxygen cretins that have taken the piss out of us all for years. The pox on her, her kids, and the whole fecking shebang

Big difference between the major and minor royals. The major ones do bring in quite alot of tourist money.

Though I am a bit concerned that these days there is so much costly security that we don't get enough benefit.

But, for minor royals, +1.

[d000hg]

Who could of guessed OH would have an offensive, hate-fueled opinion on the matter. You sure seem to dedicate a lot of your energy to hating and denigrating other people.

Being badly sick most evenings and mornings is not the same as a recognised medical condition. How about you read the article on the BBC you ignoramus, rather than exercise the arrogance that because you'd had a kid you know all there is to know about pregnancy?

[Ketchup]

Jesus H, my wife was doubled up most mornings and afternoons vomitting everywhere, and in bed by 7 most nights

Makes me laugh, weak as piss wife getting a bed for a couple of days as she's a bit green. Still, it will strengthen that weak as piss Windsor Gene pool getting someone in with such fortitude.

I hope they all ******* die; I loathe those sponging, waste of oxygen cretins that have taken the piss out of us all for years. The pox on her, her kids, and the whole fecking shebang

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Old Hack again.

[Old Hack]

Who could of guessed OH would have an offensive, hate-fueled opinion on the matter. You sure seem to dedicate a lot of your energy to hating and denigrating other people.

Who'd have guessed the bedwetting god botherer would jump up and down and squeam and squeam and squeam about fook all.

Anyhow, what with you getting winter tyres on the front of your car only this year, I wouldn't be thinking of creationism, but Darwinism, and you're insipid nonsense will soon not be of a great deal of concern to anyone.

Wankstain

[Platypus]

Big difference between the major and minor royals. The major ones do bring in quite alot of tourist money.

Though I am a bit concerned that these days there is so much costly security that we don't get enough benefit.

But, for minor royals, +1.

It seems the cost p.a. is about £32m but the benefit is approx £500m (in 2010, must be a lot more this year).
http://www.royal.gov.uk/pdf/annual%2...Summary.p1.PDF
VisitBritain Media Centre - Monarchy brings in £500 million a year from foreign tourists. says VisitBritain research

[Ketchup]

It seems the cost p.a. is about £32m but the benefit is approx £500m (in 2010, must be a lot more this year).
http://www.royal.gov.uk/pdf/annual%2...Summary.p1.PDF
VisitBritain Media Centre - Monarchy brings in £500 million a year from foreign tourists. says VisitBritain research

Reports filed by the Royal Household state that total annual expenditure, as of March 2012, was £32.1 million.[3] However, when the costs of security, lost revenue and palace grounds maintenance among others, are included, then the real cost, according to the anti-monarchy pressure group Republic, is between £134 and £184 million per year.[4]

[Platypus]

OK, well despite the "findings" in this report:
http://republic.org.uk/valueformoneymyth.pdf

The Monarchy still brings in more than it costs therefore is a positive benefit to the economy.

[d000hg]

So if we average those figures - they are obviously going to be biased, then maybe £100m is a reasonable estimate.

Would you spend £100m to get £500m back? Especially when much (most probably) of that £100m is spent providing jobs?

[Platypus]

Would you spend £100m to get £500m back? Especially when much (most probably) of that £100m is spent providing jobs?

Apparently not, if you're Scottish.