Duchess of Cambridge pregnant

[LatteLiberal]

They come to see the buildings because we still have a royal family. The Yanks love the whole idea - they can see old buildings in any European country but they come to London drawn by the queen.

You really do the UK a disservice if you think for all it's history and all it's achievements that the Queen is all we have to offer. Tourists visit the UK for many reasons and if the Royal Family disappeared tomorrow would not make much difference.

[Ketchup]

You really do the UK a disservice if you think for all it's history and all it's achievements that the Queen is all we have to offer. Tourists visit the UK for many reasons and if the Royal Family disappeared tomorrow would not make much difference.

Except the £100m PA they cost, think what we could spend that on. Improved transport links, redeveloping run down areas, museums, art galleries, hospitals.

[cailin maith]

I hope she decides to abort

Nasty.

Regardless of the issue of should we have a royal family or not.

[d000hg]

You don't know much about Americans

People come for many reasons but the Royal Family is a big draw - tourism for the Jubilee was massive, as was foreign news coverage. In fact the Jubilee tells you all you need to know about the popularity and profitability of the RF.

[Ketchup]

Nasty.

Regardless of the issue of should we have a royal family or not.

Its not nasty, its her choice

[d000hg]

Except the £100m PA they cost, think what we could spend that on. Improved transport links, redeveloping run down areas, museums, art galleries, hospitals.

Even if we claim most of the £500m would still be gathered, a 20% drop is quite realistic even by pessimistic standards. So that £100m wouldn't be gained.

And you conveniently forget much of that £100m would still be spent on upkeep and employing people even if they were simply tourist attractions.

[d000hg]

Nasty.

Regardless of the issue of should we have a royal family or not.

He's a nasty piece of work. Not sure whose sockie he is though. Just another one in a long list.

[Ketchup]

Even if we claim most of the £500m would still be gathered, a 20% drop is quite realistic even by pessimistic standards. So that £100m wouldn't be gained.

And you conveniently forget much of that £100m would still be spent on upkeep and employing people even if they were simply tourist attractions.

and you are forgetting that that £500m comes into the country, and is not directly offset against the £100m they cost. Some of that £500m will be spent on imported goods for example.

[Ketchup]

He's a nasty piece of work. Not sure whose sockie he is though. Just another one in a long list.

I don;t even know what a sockie is

[doomage]

Except the £100m PA they cost, think what we could spend that on. Improved transport links, redeveloping run down areas, museums, art galleries, hospitals.

Ha. You plebs would just fritter it away on another foreign footballer or some such.