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pedants :-)
Many of the the royal palaces are already open to tourists, and are already really expensive.
The Tower of London,
Buckingham Palace,
Sandringham,
Windsor Castle, etc.Getting rid of the royal family would make tourists less likely to want to visit them, not more.
It was on the other thread. The economic value to the country of the royal family is speculation. PWC tried to do something over the wedding and the British Tourist Authority have produced figures generally - both are flawed. Royalists often cite the economic argument, usually hunch/hearsay/anecdotal. I'm not aware of any reliable study into it - I doubt it's even possible - maybe you are.
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where are his sources? I'm not sure those figures are right
His sources are listed at the bottom
http://blog.cgpgrey.com/the-true-cost-of-the-royal-family/
I'd check his calculations myself, but i've spent too long avoid work already today. -
Free: The National gallery, The Tate ( all 4 of them), The British Museum, The V&A, The Natural History Museum, The Wallace Collection, The National Portrait Gallery*
Everywhere I've been in europe, equivalent institutions charge.
*The Queen, however, will charge you to see her collections in London, Edinburgh and Windsor. Stingy bitch.
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Less debates on monarchy, more dorises with cats on their heads!!!
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Re: The royals
YouTube - The True Cost of the Royal Family Explained
i'm non-plused about the monarchy but I thought this was very interesting.
That assumes that all that land was the Royal Families in the first place
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@Spotter - I disagree with the 2nd and 3rd parts. I don't think the monarchy bring in more tourists than we'd otherwise get without them. He says the yanks come over here instead of France because we have a real monarchy inhabiting our castles.** Unfortunately for him, France is the most visiting tourist destination in the world.**
As for the political side of things, an elected president (plus elected house of lords) would curb any of the worries that parliament could do what it pleases.
I don't have any knowledge of the finances but my republicanism doesn't come down to money.
Note- He says "Americans most visited"
from 2007
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21586703/ns/travel-destination_travel/And we probably would lose some, as they do enjoy the Changing of the guard, etc.
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That assumes that all that land was the Royal Families in the first place
Precisely how long are you thinking it wasn't 'Crown Land'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Estate#Crown_land_in_EnglandPre Norman Conquest isn't going to do much for the figures.
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Now it must be noted that in general I'm apathetic about the monarchy.
I just want a break from revision.Here's a survey article from ages ago:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/royal-family-do-not-attract-us-tourists-survey-says-1485113.html
saying yanks don't give a crap about the Royals.I feel this needs it's own thread.
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Monarchy thread >>>>>>>>>>
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Who needs a queen when you can have a president like this?*
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What the fuck is happening?
It's not real, right?
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Beaten to it.
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Bungee jump, just as she steps off you can see her feet are tied.
Oh. Thanks. Didn't catch it.
Now I feel stupid.
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Good
It's a nice feeling!
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How so? Without the family you could open up all of the royal residences and all the parts that are at the moment closed to the public.
I bet Versailles gets more tourists now than it would do if there were monarchs in it.