David Cameron puts more money and resources into Pope’s visit

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The Prime Minister has deployed a team of civil servants to help co-ordinate preparations with the Roman Catholic church, as well as appointing Lord Patten as his “personal representative” for the trip.

He is now prepared to see the Government’s costs for the event, previously estimated at £15million, increase by as much as £4million in order to make sure it runs smoothly.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...ore-money-and-resources-into-Popes-visit.html

This has genuinely annoyed me (anger is coming). I know that it's a pittance in the grand scheme of things, but the amount being spent on the visit is equal to a quarter of the Forgemasters loan, which is not to be sniffed at. It's hypocritical to say the least, given how much spending has been cut, and how 'we're all in this together' and that this epic squeeze is 'inevitable'.

It's just a bit too much for me to take, £20million to show solidarity with an individual institutionally involved in the mass cover up of the rape and torture of children. Even if I overlook my intense distaste for the Catholic church itself, to show this kind of commitment to the individual of the Pope himself is just incredulous.

What do you think?
 
Telegraph said:
Despite cost-cutting across Whitehall, Number 10 feels it cannot scrimp on arrangements for the first-ever papal state visit to this country, including a meeting between the Queen and Benedict XVI, which will be watched intently around the world.
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Well thats good, except it isn't the 'first ever papal visit'.

:rolleyes:

morons.

Or does Scotland not count as part of the UK (as usual)?

Hmmmm.
 
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So 19 million so the Pope can come visit? How about tell the ******* Pope to stay at home and save some of these people's jobs you plan on cutting! ****!
 
Why oh why do we have no say in things like this, just cut ****loads of public spending.

How many 25-30k per year police constable salaries would 19 million pay for, hell, even the extra 4 million they want to add. Bloody ridiculous, and an insult.
 
What is he going to do while he is over here?


How can it cost that much for some bloke to fly over from Italy and walk around waving?!? Outrageous!!
 
Azza said:
What is he going to do while he is over here?


How can it cost that much for some bloke to fly over from Italy and walk around waving?!? Outrageous!!
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Probably dither about like the old waste of space/money that he is.
 
Should charge people to see him, that would pay for his visit then.

He can do this after all...

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Makes me sick.

Our local council has been instructed to make 3.5m in cuts this coming year. What's that, nearly 1/5 of a stupid visit that means nothing to lots of people.

Great, i'm sure all the people who have lost their livelihood will be appeased knowing the pope is there to flick their arses.
 
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If you consider the vast amount of stuff he's cut to make savings of a couple of million and then claimed that we have to start small to make big savings, this is completely ridiculous.
 
you'd of thought that if he cared about his catholic supporters here that he would come here more than once in a blue moon and would pay to come see them himself. not exactly skint is he.

id love to see a breakdown of the costs. surely most of it is just lining peoples pockets as always
 
Biohazard said:
Well thats good, except it isn't the 'first ever papal visit'.

:rolleyes:

morons.

Or does Scotland not count as part of the UK (as usual)?

Hmmmm.
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No idea what you mean.

They have never said "first visit to Britain when he comes to London".... The 4 day visit and the visit to Scotland are one and the same. He is visiting Scotland first then down to England the following day....
 
i hate catholics and i hate the 2012 olympics yet council tax still goes up after all the cuts
 
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