Royals funding increased, welfare cut
Quite what the Government’s welfare bill now amounts to after the Commons debate on 1st July will no doubt be reviewed. It is not however a measure designed to provide more money to the most badly off and disadvantaged in society. That money is being spent on arms.
One other section of society- the most well off, the Royal Family is also receiving a hike in funding.
Last year the sovereign grant was £86.3m. For 2025 and 2026 is set at £132.1m. A good deal of the extra funding is about financing the apparently never ending refurbishment of Buckingham Palace. Unlike the Queen, King Charlie does not like the building or live there which begs the question why it is not leased to Wetherspoons for a bar and hotel…
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