Viva la Republique

[mandragora]

Yes, it's silly but there's a (really not serious) suggestion that London should become a republic. And take back its tax revenue. London on its own would become the eighth wealthiest country in the world, and unless my calculations fail me, if we stopped subsidising the rest of the UK the revenue that would accrue back to its 8 million inhabitants would be approximately £1 million or so for each man, woman and child...

Gosh, it's becoming more attractive by the minute. *g*

Seriously, though, London's infrastructure is suffering and has for years. Diverting back a small percentage of that tax revenue to help with repairs is not a bad idea.

Thanks to seiyaharris for the heads-up. More info on the idea can be found on the Beeb's website here.

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[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

How about Nottingham? It's almost smack-bang in the middle of England and it's a nice city. Lots of history. *g* They could rebuild the castle for her, maybe.