MPs want a £190m yacht for Prince Philip and people aren’t impressed

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Twitter users have expressed their fury at proposals to memorialise Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, with a royal yacht – to the tune of £190 million.

said the proposals were a “nice idea”, but wider plans for UK shipbuilding would have to be considered first., one Cabinet minister said: “Having a symbol of the nation that can travel the world, be used by the Royal family and have another sensible purpose such as helping young people is a better scheme. It could also be a flagship for reinvigorated British shipbuilding.”

 

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No

How about p45 for the royals

Would I like to see a 1950’s answer to a modern problem, no, not really.

Loooool seriously?! With all the “debt” we are in as a country! Our government are really fickle you honestly don’t need to be educated to run this country! Or anywhere in fact!

Hephaestus7 Free school meals and decent pay for NHS workers is a better option

No!!!!

No! Why not build schools and social housing in his memory instead?

No

How about something that everyone could use or benefit from?

Definitely not.

Hephaestus7 we had so much talk about austerity, so no, if they want a boat then between the lot of them they can rustle up the dosh, then pay for the crew etc, try a nice garden and statue instead

No

Not in a million fucking years!

Have a laugh!

No! Stop child poverty and homelessness! They've plenty of castles they don't live in the don't need a boat as well!

No, fuck no and no

Get a FUCKING grip!!

No

No, not really but none of these fuckers in charge listen or care so it will probably get built so they can fanny around the globe in it.

If they want a boat they can pay for it with the money they’ve already leeched from us...

Absolutely not

No! This money can be put to good use elsewhere...

Let’s spend 190million on a boat for a dead person and ignore the basic needs of the ones alive that’s a good plan🤷🤷🤷

what a joke, maybe use the £190 million to pay your NHS that have worked tirelessly throughout this pandemic. idiots. what use does a fucking yacht have?

Only if all the royal parasites are dumped on it to sail far far away!!

Absolutely not

GTF

NO. children need feeding (from food banks)

No no no but how about a £190m Nurses Spa, or a Cancer Wing for paediatric care. Stick your yacht. 🤬

No way. You can’t be serious? We have people living on the streets and people in poverty? And you want to buy some rich people a yacht. Nahhhhh.

No, we're OK thanks

No. What a waste of money.

No!

No? Tf

They are spending more than that annually on redecorating their palaces. They truly are shameless.

& the U.K. still has poverty...... no wonder.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA what a stupid question have to be dumb as fuck to agree to this are you mad😭

get in the fucking sea with that idea.

But ppl are out on the streets homeless and they wana make a whole yacht to dedicate to some nonce who looked like the undead 😂

Deal with the food bank situation first eh.

We would like to see the £190 million invested in removing homelessness from the streets. Appropriate schooling facilities provided for young children in the more deprived areas. Further support for SME’s and more financial backing in the public transportation sector. Thank you.

I just want a tax rebate Ngl

No, it's our money for our people ESPECIALLY DURING A PADEMIC

Nope. How about an 100 quid kayak?

Andrew could captain it. We could call it The Love Boat.

No, let’s ensure that we don’t need food banks in the UK first. Given the Surrey financial climate even posing this is offensive.

No!

Nope. Suitable yachts can be chartered. Not required full time unless the various castles, palaces, country estates are going to be vacated.

Disgrace

The only memorial I want to see is a circle of salt around his grave so we can be certain he can't come back.

I'd like to see the monarchy disbanded the wealth redistributed and the end of the class system in England.

No.

No

No

What? Fuck no, I'd rather drink a pint of diarrhoea.

Hell no. But on another note, I've just scrolled way down through the responses & it's given me hope for the first time in a long time.

After this year of all years, food bank usage climbing astronomically, only the UK would consider this a good idea.

No

Nope

Absolutely the fuck not. Thanks for asking 👍

Pretty sure no.

Normal people don't even think like that. Stupid question.

Absolutely not.

poverty in the UK is so bad n u guys doing this lmfao how can you hate your country this much

No it’s nonsense.

No. I don’t think he would want that he’d prob rather see help for young ppl to get experiences that could be life changing or help setting up small business etc.

What planet are you people on?

Hell no

No.

Absolutely NOT ...... sycophantic thieves!!!!!

No. I would like to see the money spent on proper accommodation for the homeless personally, but I can also think of another dozen worthier causes than a Royal Yacht.

There is NO WAY this would be acceptable. The ANTI-MONARCHY voice is growing.

NO!

NO NO NO Nein nein nein Non non non Nyet nyet nyet Nullus nullus nullus No No me gusta Thats all the langs i speak !!!!

No i fucking would not in the slightest! That £190M would be better spent on those who need it. Give him a statue if you positively HAVE to do something and spend that money on homeless or food banks or welfare. Loads of folk could benefit from such an amount.

Yeah, sure. What’s £190m between friends. Especially after the total lack of help for forgottenltd and bungled PPE contracts. But this government loves a bit of flag waving and hollow patriotism.

No way. Waste of money trying to continue the illusion of empire.

No

Absolutely no, it's a ridiculous idea.

Why is this even being asked at all 🤦‍♂️

That would be a big fat NO !!!!!!

No. Use the money to give NHS staff the raise they actually deserve. Fuckwits.

pdmered

Unnecessary financially

Fund nurses, medical training, education, and poverty for gods sake

No. Let's find the NHS instead.

Sure, why not. Can it be designed by those that produced our world beating track and trace? And let's call it Sink McSink Fast, with the entire monarchy onboard.

Only if we also get silly little Union flags to wave at its launch and permission to send our sons off to some God forsaken war to get their balls blown off for Her Maj. Best of British!

No. Pay the NHS more

No. It’s ridiculous.

No. If the Royal Family want one let them go ahead.

No. Nope. Never. No.

Imelda Marcos approves

I'd like to live in a country that actually has the cash to do that, not ours, which doesn't, but will do so anyway

No

No!

Spend £190m on youth centres in deprived areas so they have somewhere safe and welcoming to go. He would much rather that than anything else. Spend it on mental health support. Spend it on veterans.

Millions living in poverty, using food banks, thousands homeless, had to be shamed into feeding hungry children, can't pay nhs staff, but there's always money for a new yacht for one of the richest auld boots in the world.

Is this a joke?

I wouldn't buy them a pedalo

No

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NO

100million for a vanity project what about NHS staff whi fought night and day to save lives. Ffs

Would I f**k!

No

Get this idea to fuck.

No!!

No way. I think it would be more appropriate to set up some scheme for young people, in the spirit of the DoE awards. What about scholarships, training, or perhaps funding for projects? Far more useful and something Prince Philip would have approved of.

NO!

Depends. Do we all get to use it?

Or a hospital, or a school or two, or a nature reserve, or a few care homes, or .......

UNBELIEVABLE!!!

No! I would like to see nurses get a proper pay rise instead!! Or maybe spend it on our decaying schools! Oh, or what about properly equipping our armed forces! And then there's mental health care!!

Not really- I’d rather see no food banks

NO ABSOLUTELY NOT

Years and years looking for a 'reason'.

Spend it on libraries. Infrastructure. Sure start centres. Social workers. Youth unemployment. Reskilling. Affordable housing. Green energy. LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE MY DUDES.

No no no no no

No

Let’s use tax payers money to pay for a boat they are not allowed to use for a man who was part of a glorified tourist attraction. Lets hope Lizzie and co tell them to use that money somewhere else in “memory” to the grandfather of the nation

If Prince Philip is anything like the man we have heard about constantly then surely he would like the money to go towards charity activity and do more to change the lives of young people or animal habitat protection. He was Prince Philip not Philip Green

No. Prefer spending on those in need of food for kids

These people are disgusting

No, he can’t use it. It’s a vanity project for someone else to enjoy. Give £190m to his charities instead.

No.

No chance !!!

Great fun spaffing the public purse on friends' projects.

no. there's no need for a royal yacht in the 21st century. there are a lot of better ways to spend that £190 million

I'd rather it go on NHS person's pay.

Would I bollocks! If the royal family want to use their own money for it then they're welcome to, but not with our bloody money.

No. Not while we have a failing Court service.

Hard NO

SOME MPs..they are embarrassed by Johnson’s 2 aeroplanes...

No

ABSOLUTELY NO! Not while there are hungry children & folk wondering how on Earth they’re going to pay their bills...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As long as it's for my exclusive use, yes, that would be fine.

Yes as long as the MP’s have a whip round for it not us taxpayers.

No, I'd like to see decent pay rises for the NHS. That would be a fitting memorial.

How about feeding school children instead.

My arse!

you can have your yacht when the last foodbank is no longer neccesary.

NO & if the Royal Family are so in touch, they should also say no

just drop him into the fucking ocean

piersmorgan what do you think about this if its true

How come I just tweeted this, before I read the news about the £190m Royal Yacht for Prince Philip? It needs only 2,000 projects like this to spend the Budget.

No!

No what a waste of money

Only if the call it the SS Nonce and let Andrew sail off into the night on it :(

No. Not unless the entire family is going to sail off on it and never return.

Absolutely fucking not, they’re worth billions already, let them foot the bill if they want it.

No ! We don't want another fucking boat!

Decent pay rise for the NHS might be nice instead thanks

Only if said MPs agree to a pay cut.

I think Prince Philip would say 'what the fuck are you doing that for?'

No.

Definitely not

When we eradicate poverty, stop buying nuclear weapons, provide a proper economic recovery and get rid of the tories forever, then, and only then should we even think about extravagant white elephants.

No

You having a laugh

Enough money spent from taxes already on our racist Royalty.

No

You are having a laugh right? Close on 4.5 million kids below the poverty line in the septic isles and the fruit loops want to buy a boat for the parasites. Fuck right off.

No.

Absolutely not !!!

No.

No. Feed the hungry. House the homeless. Heal the sick. Educate the young (and old). Why are MPs even suggesting such a ridiculous waste of money

Get that tae fuck.

NO

Why not build a kids cancer ward and put his name on it

No. Bearing in mind his commitments to getting kids active outside (D of E Award, Fields in Trust, etc), a chain of new outdoor recreational facilities across the country, aimed at young people, would be much more fitting.

No, what a terrible idea. Whoever thought up such an idea should be laughed out of the room and find themselves out of a job come 5pm.

'Would you like to see a £190million Royal Yacht built as a memorial to Prince Philip...?' The Tories have made 'taking the piss' into a such a art form that they've just been shortlisted for the fcking Turner Prize ToryBritain

Do that and I will cheer when the IRA Mountbatten the thing.

No!

No

Yeah why not? But is it poosible we could borrow it from the NHS. Boris Brexit Lies 🤥🤥🥸🥸🤪🤪

No thanks

Prince Philip certainly wouldn’t have wanted it

fuerte3 No

No 😡

How many MPs want a new royal yacht? 600? 60? 6? Or.... 2? It appears the answer is.... 2. There are possibly more MPs wanting to grow tomatoes on Pluto. How much more tenuous royal clickbait to come? Loads! Because everyone makes money - see, they are worth it after all!

Hell no....

I'd rather see foodbanks eradicated, minimumincome for everybody and clean, affordablehousing for rent or purchase. But, you know, A FUCKING YACHT!!

Certainly not.

No. Spend the money where it is needed.

NO!

Would I fuck.

That's a nice idea, an even better one would be to address the low state pension paid to UK citizens and make restitution to those affected by unnotified increase in age. Then waste money on a yacht BackTo60 FullRestitution

no

Erm....... No.

£190’000 won’t even cover the backhander.

They want a Yacht, sell some of the art that isn’t on show! Pay for it themselves

The flag shaggers have been wanting a new royal yacht for years.

No.

No, the money can much better spent helping people.

It’s gonna happen anyway regardless isn’t it , what a shitty little country this is eh, starves children and underpays nurses but has a yacht for a god awful Royal.

Don't ask stupid questions. Far more important things NEEDED in this country. We cannot afford TOYS. Pensioners, children, homeless etc etc etc

Spend it on 1-on-1 tuition for disadvantaged & low-income school kids. That’s a better long term investment.

Only in this country....

No

No

Definitely NOT!

MPs want to give their head a wobble. who in their right minds would want this? this country is beyond parody. Someone help

No way, foolish to be even asking the question.

No.

No

if you must have it, get it paid for by our Brexit bonus. Dyson, Bamford, Martin, your boys are loaded, stump up.

NO. But I would like to see £190 mil spent on eradicating homelessness and food banks. ASAP.

No

Utterly absurd and deeply offensive when people are hungry and homeless

Hahahahahahahahahahaahahaaaaa aaah. no.

No!

No

no

no

No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no and absolutely no.

Choose or die!

That would be a big fat NO!

No.

NO ! NO ! NO !

Why not? We must have a load of spare cash about, paying for Brexit, paying for the pandemic, go on give the richest woman in the country a free fucking boat

That’s an OK idea, but I’d rather see a multi billion pound spend building a huge robot. That’s a much better idea!!!

Only if you put Prince Andrew on it and sail it to the FBI so he can answer some questions.

Can we call it Titanic?

In a country with so many foodbanks, what an absolute insult to the needy. Disgraceful.

RIPPrincePhilip Philippos schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg You are an inspiration to refugees who come to these shores looking for a better life. Your family got kicked out of Greece, went to France then England and paved the way for others to follow that same journey

I’d like to see noBritish child going to bed hungry Just like PrincePhilip never did That would be a more fitting tribute

I hope this is a joke .....

Nope, don't need it. The country needs to help the homeless and those in poverty first.

Unbelievable waste of public money.

Of course not. Do you think I'm insane!?

Absolutely not. I'd rather they put the money into equipment for DoE activities. I rather think he would, too.

No

Feed the kids and our poor not the egos of royalist MPs .

No

put the money towards the NHS or the Police

No.

No!

NO Deal with food banks Homelessness Just for starters... Only the Tories could come up with this idea during a time of sky high unemployment , recession and businesses closing left right and centre

For noncing in international waters?

No

Def not! With kids living in poverty being fed from food banks she could buy her own ship!

I have a feeling that the Queen will step in, privately and politely declining the offer.

Absolutely NOT! Not when 4 million kids and families live in poverty and we have thousands of food banks and millions unemployed. It’s an outrageous suggestion

Maybe the entire family could use it to sail orff into the sunset. Any other country want them? Slightly dodgy, not entirely useful. Don’t even look that good either, but......

Abolutely not! In a time of economic hardship, and an insecure future for an awful lot of individuals and businesses, this is on an insensitivity par with the 'Festival of Brexit'.

Definitely, and huge statues everywhere made of gold, and increase the budget, much more sensible than paying nurses or teachers... oh yeah, and loads of flags too.

No id like to see the homeless housed, the hungry fed,doctors and nurses paid properly for what they do! If this boat goes ahead it shows utter contempt for the British people!

No I most definitely would not. Let's show the world we've got ourpriorities right and fund the NHS instead.

Then they can have a whip round. No taxpayers money should go anywhere near it.

So there is a magic money tree after all.

no

Is this a sick joke?

Nope, house the homeless first.

How many asylum seekers could be safely transported for that?

As a friend said, the money would be far more useful if put towards growing schemes such as the DoE awards. A far better legacy.

Leg it you clowns

Obscene

£190m on a yacht but there many families & kids across the country that rely on food banks to eat? The country is ran by fools.

no

OmarRafiq14 I wouldn’t spend 190p on that pricks memory no respect at all dead or alive

Do we have a say?

Throw that idea right into the sea.

No.

Fund the NHS.

Yes of course let the children starve and the nurses rely on food banks the effing monarchy and Tory need a status symbol Should be happy with a blue plack saying a racist lived here .

Grow up ffs

I speak for so many when I say Fuck That Shit. Just Fucking Stop.

Tell me again about the magic money tree lads

Fuck no, let's spend it on the NHS instead

NO! NO! NO!

Only if it is funded entirely from the Private Sector and not tax payers. But that won’t happen will it. You see their ‘loyalty’ is paid for with our tax money.... Bloody pirates..

NO

Where's that money coming from then

No

I'm apportioning no blame on Queenie all this is on WM we have foodbanks they can't afford to feed poor kids can't afford to pay the extra money on universal credit but now the can find 190mill for a fecking boat unbelievable bin trident then you'll have the money

No. A yacht for who? He has his duke award thing. That money better spent on nhs or conservation

Not at the moment no.

I think continuing to support the Duke of Edinburgh award programme, would be the best way of honouring Prince Phillip.

Another kick in the teeth for the nurses. Cut their meagre wages and fund a luxury yacht for the richest family in the country! 😡😡😡 ToriesOut

No chance! The government needs to stop wasting taxpayers money with useless vanity projects and actually start leveling up the country.

If they want a boat get them to sell a couple of paintings or something

Give the jocks something to do for a couple of years.

No, as it'll be a huge waste of money. As he was a champion of young people, the money would be better spent on youth centres and scholarships!

NO

No

No.

Only if we all can use it!!

No

What a ridiculous thought, given the state of the country at present 😡

im sure they were saying they couldnt feed CHILDREN a few weeks ago

No

No sodding way.

No. Better to spend the money on paying nurses properly, feeding children, helping the homeless, ...

No. A better legacy would be to invest the money so as to render food banks unnecessary. BorisHasFailedTheNation PrincePhilip

No !!!

No! final answer!

NO.

I've never heard of anything so f****** stupid in all my life.

No

No.

No not really.

If Tory MPs want it they should crowd fund it themselves.

I think he'd rather a dual carriageway from Inverness to Perth and Inverness to Aberdeen dualtheA9 dualtheA96

When every citizen has a safe and secure roof over their heads and spare money in their pockets, ask again. Until then requiring the poorest tax payers in the land to do without and to prop up privilege from which they are excluded is unworthy of a 21st century democracy.

Not sure he'll be in a position to enjoy it. So no. Perhaps if there is that amount of money lying about put it into NHS pay or mitigating need for food banks or funding homes for homeless or.......

Buy them a Boat I don’t want to contribute anything to the Royal Family totally batshit crazy country

We have a few charity organizations they can help in Uganda

FFS

Let’s just feed some kids or give the Nurses a proper pay rise instead of this utter nonsense

No.

They'll just give all the money to one their mates and her Maj. will end up with a leaky pedalo.

Absolutely not.

Imagine the_tpa will have plenty to say about this. Oh no sorry I forgot they are a billionaire shill astroturf organisation and only care about low taxes for the wealthy not what tax is spent on

Nope

No.

Headline should have been 'Right wing Tories trigger Lefties'. Don't be drawn guys. It's not going to happen. You are being drawn into a divisive conflict you don't need. All Boats Matter 🙄

How about feeding hungry kids, homing the homeless, a 10% pay rise for the NHS frontline workers, funding decent sick pay/isolation payments, increasing pensions, funding local councils to reverse austerity cuts, funding schools... the list is endless. JohnsonGovtOut

No.

Absolutely ridiculous now. This Tory shitshow just gets worse & worse. It's like they are supercharging thier rape of the coffers without a care now. Gruel Britannia!!! indyref2 AlbaParty ToryCorruption ToryCriminals ToryBritain ToryShambles ToryDictatorship

How about naming one of the new hospitals Johnson is repeatedly promising us after Phil. Or do they not actually exist?

No way....

No

No.

mojos55 Absolutely not in million years

mojos55 No

No. Invest in inner city youth programs.

Ridiculous waste of money in these horrible times; if royals take a train to tour Scotland they are already villified; what do you think would happen when they get onboard the HMS Inyourface?

Boris is getting good at spending other people’s money for the sake of a few millionaires/ billionaires play things

No, let's ensure people can afford to eat first. And prosecute corruption in government and by ex-PMs, and extradite paedo royals. A yacht is a long way down the list. Although if a wealthy royal family wants to buy one with their money, then who am I to have an opinion?

No.

NO I fucking would NOT. Hastheworldgonemad?

Unusual for the Government to be considering a boat that isn't a warship. Will this £190m be spent in the UK, or will it go to China, South Korea or Japan, where 80% of global shipbuilding orders go?

Don't be stupid.

Only after: NHS get a min. 5% payrise plus a £500 pp Covid bonus; the Justice system is properly funded, with all courts open 5 days a week & a proper maintenance prog. in place; police funding is increased; child & food poverty are tackled; & MP expenses capped - as a minimum.

Absolutely not

😂 ffs 🤦‍♂️

Fuck No!!!!

Nooooo

I would prefer no need for food banks

In their own words 'NOW IS NOT THE TIME '!!!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

No!

Only of it is there money otherwise NO

Got a feeling that SERCO are about to branch into ship building.

No I bloody wouldn't!

Would rather the money be spent on nhs and the elderly and those in work on the minimum wage

No I wouldn’t! It’s a bloody insult and proves how out of touch this Government and the Royals are if they are even considering it!

Yes I want the yacht to be built so Charles and William can enjoy a new Britannia.

No. A waste of public money. If a yacht is wanted then let private donors pay for it.

No. Next question.

Why only £190million. Surely they could waste more money than that on another Royal vanity project & give the contract to build the luxury yacht to Matt HandCock’s favourite pub landlord. We could all have a good laugh when the champagne breaks & the hulk sinks like SS Nonce

I bet Tony Abbott is behind this, again...

Who knew there were so many crack heads in the UK because that would be the only explanation for this shit

Is it a Viking funeral?

Is there some kind of “stupidity kryptonite” buried in Thanet? It seems to attract the “crème de la crème” of MP (candidates).

Absolutely not. End the monarchy and the aristocracy and the HoL. Republic please.

No, I’d like to see a country that doesn’t have hungry children or disabled citizens and has a properly funded NHS. Build some hospitals in his name!

Nope!

RuthKnox2509 He would hate the very idea. Give him the no fuss peace and rest he wanted.

RuthKnox2509 The problem is they are, like Jethro Tull, living in the past. The Queen cried when the old yacht was taken from her So many happy family memories . Let's not make her cry again.

RuthKnox2509 Give NHS workers better pay.

No

Yes

Feed the kids, donate to Food Banks, pay single mothers, equip nursing Care Homes nd better salaries for Teachers And Nurses

No

Let the Royals try to crowdfund their new boat. That would show the true level of support amongst the public.

No.

NO!

No money to recompense our emergency services but we'll find the money for HMY Boaty in double quick time. It's a NO from me thanks

No

No. It would be used by Prince Andrew, swanning off to sell yet more Arms to Saudi Arabia. 🤢

Royal Racist it would be called.

An electric one please and scrap the “Royal” planes and make Boris go to Glasgow on his bike, a sailing boat or pubic transport.

Fuck no.. sounds like a Tory knob headed idea

You’re “trawling” us. Ships/boats are female.

Spend it on the homeless instead. If the queen wants a yacht, she can buy one with some of the millions she's got hidden away overseas!

Absolutely not. The very suggestion is outrageous. The last royal yacht was decommissioned because of public anger over the costs. Have the Tories learned nothing?

BUT YOU KNOW,THING'S, THING'S ,THING'S, ALWAYS THING'S. IT'S JUST THE RIVER BETWEEN. AND WHAT'S NEXT?

no

How about making food banks unnecessary instead?

No I'd rather that money be spent on the NHS and providing food for school children that are in need. If they want it so much MPs can float the bill and leave tax payers out of it

Not even if Chris Grayling is dealing with the contract. Are this government just trolling us now?

No!

No

Not unless Ghislaine Maxwell takes it out, with Andrew.

no its toomuch therearebetter ways

Frecklish1 Naw 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

No.

No

Put the money into Duke of Edinburgh projects. That is definitely what he would have preferred

HMS Gammon?

Absolutely not. It's a hideous, ill-conceived idea. All that money for a luxury yacht for an obscenely wealthy family to swan around in. They can buy their own yacht if they see the need for one, ffs. Why should we pay? People are struggling to feed themselves and their families.

Get To Fuck Spend the money on the NHS instead

No.

No . Get a centre built in countryside for young kids caring for parents or others to have a little holiday . Stop this nonsense ... The royal family are rich enough to commision their own boat .

NO.

NO. Absolutely NOT. 🤬

People in all 4 nations forced to go to food banks simply to survive and the Westminster Elite want to build a boat for a dead royal. FFS - Annibyniaeth now!

No

What is wrong with the Conservatives what is the current debt of the UK? Children are going hungry in UK. Who would go on this yacht? Why? Why don't the Tories consider diplomacy, integrity & honesty to restore trust in the UK. PPE contracts to mates & posturing to EU doesn't

NOPE

No. That’s an obscene use of public funds when so many face poverty and homelessness.

NO, Absolutely NOT

No!!

No

sure if there paying for it, look at there net worth 190m is nothing for them, then they have to pay a full crew, fuel, berthing costs etc, no problem, if we pay for it then don't ever give us austerity junk again, it won't work?

No, but I wouldn't mind betting Starmer would.

Hell no

Yes. Build it, tie his pedophile son up , put him on it, point it towards America and let it sail. 👍

Just name some shitty navy vessel after him and use the money for something that actually benefits society

Phil the Greek on sea, fuck no

What a waste. For £190m we could redecorate Johnson’s apartment to Carrie’s spec, give a bunch of Tory donors handsome contracts for non-existent stuff and sill have change left over to hire a decent size wood chipper from HSS and feed them all in head first.

Fvck No!

Absolutely not! Can’t afford to pay our nurses properly but we can squander money on a royal yacht

Do eff off

O was expecting a bridge, tbh

No. There's far more important things to spend that money on which could benefit many.

No.

Thought there was no money left!

A hospital

No

No

The BBC has created the idea that we are ‘a nation in mourning’. Actually, we are not.

No give them one of johnsons planes. He doesn't need 2

Fuck no.

Only if we can hole it below the water and watch it sink for fun. Otherwise, fuck off with you.

No one should be saying yes!

Eh no.

Don't be bloody ridiculous!

Not a cat in hell's chance

No

No.

No.

No fucking way!

No, not unless it will be used as a people's ferry and for free.

No

No. Fucking nonsense

No

Seriously?

Why not 2? That's the real question, also, do we get to go on it?

Definitely not! Those days are over!

No

Fuck no

Wait ... 1% pay rise for NHS staff in England, but a giant luxurious yacht is needed more than a decent standard of living for them? All because a man who lived a life of cosseted privilege died? At 99? Ffs priorities? Makes you want to punch them in the face

No. Feed hungry children instead. Support the NHS. They've enough yachts already. I mean...why are we paying for yachts? YACHTS, FOR HELL'S SAKE?!

No

If the royal family want a new boat, they can afford to buy it themselves!

The fact this is being asked just highlights how UK has fucked up its priorities... no, no, a thousand times no!

Dim Diolch

No, and neither would he.

Absolutely fucking not! The country is on its knees with Covid and Brexit and they want to spend millions on a boat for the over privileged few? Not with my taxes thank you very much. Oh and please excuse my French as I’m a bit upset at the moment.

I think it's a splendid idea, said no-one in the right mind

Seriously, how does this Royal Family have such a hold on the UK natives ? I’m shocked; a parcel of rogues’ colonise countries through murder rape & pillage, then declare, “I am king” & it goes on till now, this woman called Queen is worshiped like God.. I’m not feeling it 🤷‍♀️

Sick question from a sick country. The sooner these parasites are gone, the better. EndFoodPoverty RoyalYacht

No. Sick idea when there are hungry kids to feed and homeless people to house.

No

No

No

NO. NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Absolutely 100% NO!!!

Bit of a pisstake when taking the Britannia off the Queen broke her heart. Start building a new Royal Yacht which won't be ready before she dies...

Would I fuck. I’d like to see an end to child poverty in this country first.

No ToryScumOut

No. Just look at the food banks

How about feed hungry kids instead?

I wrote a short breakdown here that you may find useful if you're reading this thread.

No.

Could this be another govt. distraction to deflect attention from the govt.'s misuse of considerably more money, such as £37 BILLION on T&T? Or, is it just that Johnson wants a yatch as well as planes to play with?

No I fecking wouldn't. How about spending it on something to benefit the poorest or homeless. Sickening. How long before it became a floating nonce palace?

Certainly not.

No

If they try to perpetuate this type of out-dated bullshit when Charles once QE2 retires he won't stand a chance.

Let's open up food banks, refugee help centres, homeless shelters in memory of Philip.

No. How about an end to homelessness, or feeding starving children, as a lasting memorial. You know, something worthwhile.

Why did they make The Queen give up Britannia....?

Don’t tell me it’s going to be built out of Papier-mâché in a dry dock on the outskirts of Doncaster by a Tory donor?

No

No

So sick of the opulence and wealth MPs are happy to throw at the already-obscenely-wealthy (and themselves) whilst kids are starving. Give the money to schools. Invest it in the NHS. Social programmes. Youth centres. Social housing. You know, where it’ll practically help people.

I was thinking of buying one

It’s a just suggestion by a scatty brained, flag waving, minor, relatively unknown Tory MP.....ignore it.

No. Maybe instead build a public convenience. Save money.

TeresaWeath If the MPs want one they can pay for it out of their own money Corruption

No, no, no & hell no! What a complete waste of both time and money. If you’re desperate to give your money away there are much better purposes. Let the parasite family fund their own floating fun bus.

No. There you go easy peasy.... why not feed some hungry kids or actually build one of the 40 new hospitals that were promised.

No!

I'd just like to see the six years state pension the govt took from me without notice . Maybe they think he was a Viking and will set fire to the boat with him in it .. another mad idea by our insane govt .

We don’t need this. No boat. No no no.

Which MPs?

Let the tax dodgers pay for it - £190 million is 'small change' to them - they steal £90,000 million from Britain every year !!!

No

NO

No no no

Hmmmm that's a hard one?🤔

Children are starving and nurses have yet to get a pay rise (no, one percent isn’t enough). Jaysus

No. Moving on.

Hospitals & education - YES. A boat for the benefit of a privileged few to be used occasionally - definitely NO.

It's a definite no from me.😤

Hell no!!!!

No.

No

A dreadful, tasteless suggestion given all the current challenges in the UK.

Yes that’s just what we need. 🙄

No. We’d like that money in the nhs. If you poll that, you’ll see I’m right.

lol. The six foot hole in the ground isn't enough?

What for?

Found their excuse for building one huh 🙄NO waste of money build houses for homeless families with 190 million

No. I'd like to see that £190m spent on the NHS

Feed the hungry instead

Is this a joke?

Can the MPs pay from their own pockets then maybe they will have a change of mind👀

Hold on im gonna take a piss more valuable

would I fuck! if someone is going to spend £190million commemorating Prince Philip, I suggest they open a Duke of Edinburgh residential centre for all the kids from inner city areas who don't have funds to complete the residential part of the Gold Award. private yacht my arse!

No. Fuck no.

DWPscumbags £190million for a royal yacht? From the public purse? Well, if that’s how you choose to spend your taxes, England, fill your boots. Definitely not in an independent Scotland.

No

If Tory MPs want something to remember him by why don't they chip in and get a bust made that can sit in Westminster.

No

Absolutely not. Think Philip would have told them to f*** orf with this stupid idea, bet he hated Johnson. The Torys need to sort out poverty in this country first! It’s sickening enough that Johnson’s got 2 stupidly painted planes at great cost to the taxpayer.

Wasn't he renowned for serial unfaithful shenanigans on the last one? Seems a bit rude to the queen. 🤣

I'd rather the royal family paid for it out of the £1billion bung they just got from offshore wind farm auctions

No !

No money for nurses but money for this dead cat.

The Nos have it The Nos have it.

No. The money could feed the homeless.

Whatever are they putting in the water in Westminster?

Fuck no.

Absolutely not. Not a single tax payers penny should be spent until poverty has been eradicated, free universal education and healthcare, public transport has been improved, the list is endless

Could we...perhaps...concentrate on fixing our NHS and making sure kids are fed first?

Only if David Cameron and his mates pay for it

No, and I believe he would think it was inappropriate in these precarious times.

Surely we can do better. How about a tunnel to Greece, to commemorate his origins?

No. The money can be better spent on the NHS.

Only if they bring in a gammon tax to pay for it - every single Brexit voter can pay an extra tax. And they’d be happy to, as they are all deferential serfs

What a dreadful idea - are you guys thick or what

How much would NHS workers pay rises be if you paid this to them .Because according to the Tory accounts you haven't got the money for such pay rises ,but have it for posh peoples toy's

No

Absolutely not. What a ****ing ridiculous idea when millions of children are living in poverty in the UK.

Let's just remember why they didn't replace the last one.

If they want to pay tribute, give a few bob to the Prince's Trust.

Not until homelessness, hunger and poverty have been eradicated in the UK. OR the tories have been forced to repay to the UK taxpayer all of the monies given without scrutiny to their cronies including the ridiculous test and trace system.

No.

Here’s an idea, let those same Tory MP’s pay for it themselves, instead of robbing the public purse? It’s as if poverty and homelessness don’t exist on Serf Island . Torycrimefamily

Englands biggest landowner and with over £350 million get's taxpayers to pay for a Royal Yacht. Take it out of the NHS budget perhaps?

Only if we can put the entire dynasty on it and launch them into the sun.

Nope If we have £190 million to spare? Maybe spend it on something fucking useful like the NHS

No. End poverty. Do not give the already entitled more.

No! I want homes being built, fair wages, children fed and infrastructure built!

No.

No

Don't be fucking stupid.

Ah No. let’s put that money to better things.

No. They’ll need the money to fund Brexit.

Nope.

Surely this is a joke.

Fuck, no.

You would think with one less royal ,there would be less expense rather than more !

Indeed I do not

No

No

No

No

This is typical boost them up kick them down from the fascists Forex alliance and their press. And the Royal Family haven't even been asked !

In fairness it’s only just over half of the £350 million extra every week that the UK are giving to the NHS by not being in the EU. And who better to captain the ship than HRH Prince Andrew the sea fairing Royal.

This would be a great distraction for Johnson’s gov.

lizzyfa Nope. They can pay for it out of their wages of they want it so much. At least they don't have to use food banks except as shameful photo opportunities.

Which Tory has got shares in a shipyard then 🤔

Talk of building a new 'yacht' has been around for ages, so this is just being used as an excuse to actually build it. ANY person who thinks this would be a sound use of PUBLIC MONEY is an economic illiterate & a forelock-tugging clownshoe. It's a 'do FUCK OFF' from me! 👍

No.

No!

Those welfare leeches have been raping the commoners for decades, it wouldn't surprise me if they built a fleet.

A yacht. It's great to see how in tune with the people these dipshits are.

Then let the Tories get their donors to finance it.

No.

😂🤣😂

It would be 'spaffing money up the wall' to quote the current Prime Monster.

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