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Royal Family to get a 94% surge in taxpayer-funded income whilst 'it's subjects' must expect less (www.thecanary.co)

submitted 17 hours ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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Taxpayer funding for the Royal Family is set to rise by 94%, as public services are cut and households told to 'tighten their belts'

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[–] Armand1@lemmy.world 28 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Take asylum seekers. Politicians love complaining about the cost of putting people in hotels, but they created that cost. If you stop people from working while their claims are processed, of course they’re going to need somewhere to live and support to survive.

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[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 18 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Fun fact: Those hotels aren't exactly giving their "best deals" either. They (or the companies managing them) are charging the government £140 per night for rooms that would normally be less than half of that, or wouldn't be used at all because they're not up to standard.

The anger for some reason is directed at the people "just trying to live" and not at the companies deliberately doubling their prices to steal from the country.

[–] Armand1@lemmy.world 10 points 11 hours ago

There's a similar thing in homelessness. Landlords are taking £900/m from the councils per person in 4+ people homes with barely working utilities and health and safety violations.