o/t the wedding : Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:36 pm  

Anyone else not interested in the royal wedding personally its a waste of my taxes especially in light of the fact lot of Typhoon fighters have been grounded due to lack of spare parts talk about getting priorities wrong.

Re: o/t the wedding : Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:34 pm  

Not in the slightest. Luckily enough I'm working that day, so will be leaving home about 11.30, and miss most of the hulabaloo

Re: o/t the wedding : Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:24 am  

spymaster wrote:

Anyone else not interested in the royal wedding personally its a waste of my taxes especially in light of the fact lot of Typhoon fighters have been grounded due to lack of spare parts talk about getting priorities wrong.

That's a very myopic view on it.

Given the amount of tourists that are coming here for it and the amount of money that will be made from foreign TV rights (America is obssessed with it). A few million spent on security is small change compared to what it will generate in tax revenue for the country.

No one else in the world is capable of an event as big as this, it's a time to be proud of our nation for a change. And besides it's an extra bank holiday isn't it?

Re: o/t the wedding : Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:18 am  

I for one will not be watching the Royal Wedding. I will go off for a walk somewere thus avioding any tv's.
Waste of public money . Why could they not get married in a register office.

Re: o/t the wedding : Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:44 am  

Stealth Comic wrote:

That's a very myopic view on it.

Given the amount of tourists that are coming here for it and the amount of money that will be made from foreign TV rights (America is obssessed with it). A few million spent on security is small change compared to what it will generate in tax revenue for the country.

No one else in the world is capable of an event as big as this, it's a time to be proud of our nation for a change. And besides it's an extra bank holiday isn't it?

If I knew what myopic meant it would help. End of day nurses,soldiers etc losing jobs and yet money free to help the royals. I am not anto royal well yes I suppose I am yes tourism will get a boost but what has to be remembeted is the added cost of security to protect them and others in royal establishment. As for bank holiday I volunteered to work.

Re: o/t the wedding : Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:40 pm  

myopic = shortsighted

old biddies like me know that for good reasons lol!

Re: o/t the wedding : Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:34 pm  

I won't be watching the wedding, but I'm not anti-monarchist, just not that interested in the weddings of folk I don't know! As a couple getting married, good luck to them. I wouldn't want to be in the public eye like they will be, for the rest of their lives.

Re: o/t the wedding : Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:58 pm  

Mick W. wrote:

I won't be watching the wedding, but I'm not anti-monarchist, just not that interested in the weddings of folk I don't know! As a couple getting married, good luck to them. I wouldn't want to be in the public eye like they will be, for the rest of their lives.

As for the hardship of being in public eye its a choice they made and dont forget the benefits never paying for owt etc. If they didnt want it then they could say no. Just find it hard to accept this is not a waste of my taxes.

Re: o/t the wedding : Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:40 pm  

Yeah, I'm sure just saying 'no' is an easy option for the royals. It might be for various other 'celebrity' types, but I think if you're born into it, have some sense of 'duty' ingrained from birth, it probably isn't an easy option to take. I'm not sure the public and press would respect that decision, either.

Re: o/t the wedding : Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:45 am  

Showing off your capital city and some of it's world renowned tourist attractions in front of an estimated 2 billion on TV in a way that really only we can do.

100,000 hotel rooms filled at extortionate rates.

Millions lining the route.

God knows how much tacky merchandise.

Royal Wedding = ££££££££££