At last, an economic policy we can all get behind – doubling the royal family’s funding | Marina Hyde

But with rumours about a certain workshy Windsor circulating this week, are we actually encouraging joblessness with an overly generous safety net? Finally, some part of our struggling state is getting a massive budget increase – and it’s not even the welfare bill, like normal. Or maybe it is? The monarchy’s core funding is going to double to £100m. Also mentioned under cover of the same info dump is the fact that the refurbishment of Buckingham Palace is currently coming in at £369m, but the King and Queen don’t want to live there when it’s done. Personally, I’m a big fan of the gaiety the Wi

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