Is it right to spend £50 million protecting the Royal Family?

[Gibs960]

no one really attacks them. :S

[Eoin]

Short answer: I don't think we should even have a monarchy, so no.

Even putting aside my disdain for these sponges, still no. The monarchy should be assisting to run the country, not gallivanting everywhere with bouncers built like Arnie and price tags the size of actors.

bigtimee. monarchy has no place in the 21st century

[Browney]

no one really attacks them. :S

Money well spent then?

[cocaine]

no one really attacks them. :S

obviously, cause most of them have 24 hour armed protection officers? :S

[Hitman]

Yes. We pay so much for foreigners sponging off us and giving murderers new identities so why not.

[iJoe]

That's a joke

Sorry, we cant fund schools, hospitals etc, because the queens decided to get on a train for once in her life and we need to close a platform, have 100 armed gaurds all over the place to protect her. 50 million though, and who's princess Eugene?! If nobody knows who she is why does she need protecting?

Suppose we have to pay something towards it though, her pension probably barely covers heating

[Sharon]

Agree with Joe completely.

Who is the Princess can'tspellhername anyway no one knows her shes a party-all-night person only to be expected

OH BTW SHES AN UGLY PERSON I'd make a lovely princess

[-:Undertaker:-]

bigtimee. monarchy has no place in the 21st century

Why not? - is it because all the trendy politically correct, left-wing 'down wiv da students' politicians think that? is it because Scotland (which is funded by England) is opposed to anything which is remotely British or English? - history has shown that the most stable countries in the world have had monarchies and the British monarchy united hundreds of millions across our Empire to fight for freedom against the Third Reich and the Japanese Empire in WW2.

Then again, you are the same one who voted that we should give the Falklands to Argentina despite the fact that the people of the Falklands want to remain a colony of the United Kingdom and that Argentina didnt even exist as a country when we acquired the Falklands which just suggests to me that theres no patriotism or pride in you for this country and its history. Would you rather have a President Blair as opposed to Queen Elizabeth II? - In response to an earlier post, the Royal Family is consulted on issues although it cannot step out with its opinion as it would provoke a consitutional crisis. To put this in perspective; we give £40 million a day (and rising thanks to Lisbon and the surrended rebate) to the European Union and thats only directly.

[dbgtz]

Yes. We pay so much for foreigners sponging off us and giving murderers new identities so why not.

Completely agree.

[Special]

Protect them - maybe
Spend £50 mil - no

It's too much! maybe a few million, but 50 is immense. Can't they use their own money anyway?