Fine.
Put me down for a tenner and a very sharp knitting needle.

Mind you, we'd have to make sure the Duke of Ed isn't present, he's that dessicated, he'd just soak up the ocean as the boat sank.

So, here's the plan.
We send out invitations for a regal party on board the HMS Halfords.
Guest list to include all royals (regardless of how minor, but not the aforementioned regal biltong ), all heridary peers and their male offspring, the PM, the Chancellor, Michael Gove, that bloke at HMRC who let Vodafone off the hook (off the hook ... good eh?), the Murdochs, Richard Desmond and Ant and Dec.

Any more ?

Couldn't Gove just use his salary and contributions from his mates to sort out Britannia?

All in it together you mean?

That's the spirit!

This idiot for starters



Damo could go onboard as entertainment. They'll be hoping it will sink after listening to him for 5 minutes.

Just get Ian Hislop to sort out the invites!

I've donated already -all of my income around £4,000pa. Whether I wanted to or not is another matter. My ESA payments will stop in September because this government has limited it to 365 days, totally ignoring the Lords who didn't want this to happen and I may even be donating more tomorrow - they are debating the new Personal Independant Payment replacing DLA.

Oh, how happy I feel just giving my income away, just like that, how nice of this government to do this on my behalf afterall "we're all in this together".

how about if a hustings was erected in Trafalgar Square and all the 'Royals' were beheaded ?

that would save having to build a new 'Royal' Yacht !

Vive La Republique !!!

Sir Mark Thatcher.

It did give us some of the best front pages of recent times: twitpic.com/87r4fh

It did give us some of the best front pages of recent times: twitpic.com/87r4fh

Has Prince "I like a bit of luxury" Charles been lobbying again? Given the Queen's age how much use is she liklely to get out of a new yacht given it would take years to build? Or is Gove suggesting a second hand model?

The Ark Royal's still knocking around somewhere, mebbe we could get the Koreans to do a cut & shut job on it

Air craft carriers are no use to us as our new fighter won't land on them! Politicians / the MOD beggar belief. No carriers at present. Two on order but we'll only order two. Scrapped the Harriers and ordered 'planes that have been designed erroneously and may need to be scrapped / completely redesigned before they can be used! What's a few billion quid in these austere times though?

Maggie Thatcher and the rest of the Bullington Bullies in the cabinet and then put the t**t Mark Thatcher in charge of navigation, never seen again

Don't forget Carol Thatcher...

Devastating if used as a rudimentary club I would have thought.

Look like it could now be a goer with private money funding it

[url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16578231Future Ship Project 21[/url

So hire the local church hall (or maybe use one of her own church halls), some trestle tables, paper tablecloths, folding chairs, Iceland sausage rolls and vol-au-vents, loads of Panda Pop and the kid from the next street who got himself a "You Are The DJ" 50 watt amp and a couple of dozen iTunes vouchers for christmas.

Sorted, and it'll still be more than I can afford for my wifes 50th this year.

I'm warming to the idea, mebbe we can be "all sailing in it together"?

Ed 'anonymous' Milliband.
Russell Brand
Any of the lowlifes who's appearance on TV makes me start throwing shoes

[url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jan/16/royal-yacht-backed-david-cameronApparently, Michael Gove is unhappy[/url. He never suggested that the taxpayer should foot the bill for a new royal yacht. His letter on the subject was just "loosely worded'.

He does seem a bit thick to be in charge of the education of children doesn't he?

I like this bit from the article:

[iBut advocates of the plan claim the 600ft ship can be built with private money, and [uits upkeep paid for by fees from university students[/u staying on the ship[/i

Good idea because as anyone knows, university students are absolutely awash with spare cash

I get the "university of the seas"

reference, but why are two education ministers so exercised about this? If Rear Admiral Sir Bufton Tufton is wanting to do this, surely MOD is the way to go?

It does send out an odd message, when he – and presumably his staff – can't manage to ensure that a letter says what they actually mean.



Well, the offspring of a small section of society would be able to afford it quite easily. [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16545898Income inequality increases again.[/url

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