Who would pay for the upkeep of a royal yacht? (From Daily Echo)
When news happens, text SDE and your photos or videos to 80360. Or contact us by email and phone.
Who would pay for the upkeep of a royal yacht?
11:11am Wednesday 25th January 2012 in Readers' Letters
SO, Michael Gove, pictured, thinks its a good idea to give the Queen a yacht for jubliee year, hopefully paid for by big business as opposed to the beleagured taxpayer.
Well, would it then fall to said beleagured taxpayer to foot the ongoing bill for upkeep?
Probably.
If big business has so much money sloshing around in their coffers, use it for doing something constructive like creating jobs for the young people of this country instead of another useless yacht which will be used for corporate bashes and very little else.
If a yacht is deemed indispensible just get the current Cabinet to have a quick whip round, I am sure their loose change would cover it.
C BYRNE, address supplied
Comments(4)
Linesman
says...
7:50pm Wed 25 Jan 12
Shoong wrote:It should also not be forgotten that the Royal Yacht was also built to be used as a hospital ship should the need arise.
In principle I agree with you but it shouldn't be forgotten that many of the trade links today were certainly helped by the Royal Family sailing on the previous yacht.
After all, you can't have the Royal Family turning up on a dinghy can you? That isn't going to impress any foreign hosts. Besides, this decision is still up in the air & if I remember rightly has been rejected by No. 10.
The need arose, and it was discovered that she was not suitable. She did not go to the Falklands.
It is not just a case of who would be responsible for the maintenance, but what about running costs?
Who would crew it, and who would be responsible for their pay and pension?
I am am a dedicated Royalist, but at a time when the 'Have nots' are getting even less and our armed forces, who are the country's insurance, are being cut to the bone, to go ahead with such a plan would, in my opinion, cause riots that would cost considerably more than the yacht.
Shoong
says...
12:04pm Thu 26 Jan 12
Linesman wrote:If it were down to me I would not authorize a new Royal yacht, I think it's just common sense really.
Shoong wrote:It should also not be forgotten that the Royal Yacht was also built to be used as a hospital ship should the need arise.
In principle I agree with you but it shouldn't be forgotten that many of the trade links today were certainly helped by the Royal Family sailing on the previous yacht.
After all, you can't have the Royal Family turning up on a dinghy can you? That isn't going to impress any foreign hosts. Besides, this decision is still up in the air & if I remember rightly has been rejected by No. 10.
The need arose, and it was discovered that she was not suitable. She did not go to the Falklands.
It is not just a case of who would be responsible for the maintenance, but what about running costs?
Who would crew it, and who would be responsible for their pay and pension?
I am am a dedicated Royalist, but at a time when the 'Have nots' are getting even less and our armed forces, who are the country's insurance, are being cut to the bone, to go ahead with such a plan would, in my opinion, cause riots that would cost considerably more than the yacht.
Scrutinizer
says...
4:11pm Thu 26 Jan 12
Shoong says...
3:05pm Wed 25 Jan 12
After all, you can't have the Royal Family turning up on a dinghy can you? That isn't going to impress any foreign hosts. Besides, this decision is still up in the air & if I remember rightly has been rejected by No. 10.