Tue Jan 24, 2012, 05:04 PM
ohiosmith (23,983 posts)
Boo Hoo! England won't buy Queen new Yacht.Last edited Tue Jan 24, 2012, 05:06 PM USA/ET - Edit history (2) 
LONDON — What do you get for a monarch who has almost everything? Not, apparently, a new yacht, at least not one paid for with taxpayer funds. That was the message Monday as a brief boomlet of support for the idea of providing Queen Elizabeth II with a new royal yacht to mark her Diamond Jubilee was quickly deflated by Prime Minister David Cameron. It is estimated that a new yacht would cost at least 60 million pounds ($92 million). Cameron's spokesman Steve Field said it would not be appropriate for public funds to be spent on a new yacht during times of economic hardship. But he said the government would be supportive of private efforts to provide a new ship for the queen. He acknowledged that ministers have been approached over plans to raise donations for a privately funded vessel and that the government "would react favorably" to a firm plan. Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/16/queen-elizabeth-yacht_n_1208605.html
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Author | Time | Post |
 Boo Hoo! England won't buy Queen new Yacht. (Original post) |
ohiosmith | Jan 2012 | OP |
| geardaddy | Jan 2012 | #1 | |
| dimbear | Jan 2012 | #2 | |
| LeftishBrit | Jan 2012 | #3 | |
| yellowcanine | Jan 2012 | #6 | |
| LeftishBrit | Jan 2012 | #8 | |
| HopeHoops | Jan 2012 | #4 | |
| yellowcanine | Jan 2012 | #5 | |
| Bunny | Jan 2012 | #7 |
Response to ohiosmith (Original post)
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 05:34 AM
dimbear (5,133 posts)
2. "Your majesty, the peasants are revolting."
Response to ohiosmith (Original post)
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 08:43 AM
LeftishBrit (29,620 posts)
3. This whole stupid idea came from Michael Gove, our exceptionally stupid Education Secretary
Response to LeftishBrit (Reply #3)
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 10:02 AM
6. That puts it in perspective. Dull people tend to come up with goofy ideas like this.
Response to yellowcanine (Reply #6)
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:01 PM
LeftishBrit (29,620 posts)
8. Never was a truer word spoken (deep sigh)
Response to ohiosmith (Original post)
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 09:49 AM
HopeHoops (47,675 posts)
4. Has she ever been on either of the existing two?
Response to ohiosmith (Original post)
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 09:59 AM
5. To be fair there is no evidence this was the Queen's idea. It appears to have been the brain fart
