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Post by Mosha on Apr 17, 2019 17:23:42 GMT 7
Media companies that accept loans and grants from the EU have to play be their rules. |
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Post by rgs2001uk on Apr 17, 2019 21:25:45 GMT 7
Witnesses said they were unsure how the fire started. However, one of them had a hunch.  |
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Post by Mosha on Apr 18, 2019 9:27:49 GMT 7
I'm seeing crap about eg an Aussie politician saying Australia should send a contribution to help pay for rebuilding. I say tell the Vatican it's their building, get them to pay for it. I think the building is a French National Monument, not owned by the Vatican. Apart from that I agree that having a politician say 'WE should" is a bit of BS. Contribute if you feel like it. In this case you might consider if you could donate to some needy in your own neighborhood. Less overhead, more likely the complete amount will reach those intended. The Catholic church is worth 30Bn USD. I reckon they can afford to replace it |
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Post by rubl on Apr 18, 2019 11:14:30 GMT 7
I wonder what discussion we'd get about financing if Westminster Abbey would burn down.
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Post by Mosha on Apr 19, 2019 6:23:37 GMT 7
A trillion Euro raised. Man it's gonna need some austerity measures to get that back.
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Post by AyG on Apr 19, 2019 7:24:41 GMT 7
I wonder what discussion we'd get about financing if Westminster Abbey would burn down. Probably about as much as there was on financing the rebuilding of Windsor Castle after it caught fire. (The castle is the Queen's private property. It was both inexplicable and nauseating that the tax payer picked up the tab.) |
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Post by rubl on Apr 19, 2019 9:36:44 GMT 7
A trillion Euro raised. Man it's gonna need some austerity measures to get that back. three zeroes too many, it's only a billion. Also these are public donations, no relation with government budgets. |
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Post by rott on Apr 19, 2019 9:40:51 GMT 7
I wonder what discussion we'd get about financing if Westminster Abbey would burn down. Westminster Cathedral would be more interesting. |
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Post by smirk on Apr 19, 2019 11:28:24 GMT 7
I wonder what discussion we'd get about financing if Westminster Abbey would burn down. Probably about as much as there was on financing the rebuilding of Windsor Castle after it caught fire. (The castle is the Queen's private property. It was both inexplicable and nauseating that the tax payer picked up the tab.) You have your facts wrong. Windsor castle is deemed state property, i.e. owned by the nation, much like the parliament buildings. More importantly, the Windsor fire resulted in a modest restoration cost of £37 million. In the grand scheme of restorations, that's peanuts. The cost to repair and restore was covered by charging admission to enter. Buckingham Palace also started charging an entry fee with proceeds being used for upkeep. The Queen also agreed to pay income tax. Guess how much the revenue was at Windsor last year? £20.8 million. Buckingham Palace brought in £10.3 million A quick check of the admission costs show a sliding scale starting at £7.3 Westminster Abbey has far more cultural significance and collects money for its upkeep. There is a sliding scale of admission fees. The question that should be asked is where did all the money collected by Notre Dame go? |
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Post by siampolee on Apr 19, 2019 11:53:33 GMT 7
Possibly all those monies collected all went to paying off little boys and little girls to keep silent along with their families and a host of other parties to ensure that they too kept and continue to keep their silence.
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Post by AyG on Apr 19, 2019 11:56:16 GMT 7
Probably about as much as there was on financing the rebuilding of Windsor Castle after it caught fire. (The castle is the Queen's private property. It was both inexplicable and nauseating that the tax payer picked up the tab.) You have your facts wrong. Windsor castle is deemed state property, i.e. owned by the nation, much like the parliament buildings. I and Wikipedia disagree with you. To quote Wikipedia "Windsor Castle ... is owned by Queen Elizabeth II". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Castle |
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Post by rubl on Apr 19, 2019 12:07:27 GMT 7
Possibly all those monies collected all went to paying off little boys and little girls to keep silent along with their families and a host of other parties to ensure that they too kept and continue to keep their silence. To answers a few questions at the same time: The Notre Dame was being renovated, work started in 2017. The renovations, which are estimated to cost 150 million euro ($169 million) were still ongoing Monday when the cathedral caught fire. Works on the roof may have been the cause of the devastating fire. www.thisisinsider.com/notre-dame-undergoing-renovations-before-fire-2019-4 |
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Post by rubl on Apr 19, 2019 12:10:46 GMT 7
I wonder what discussion we'd get about financing if Westminster Abbey would burn down. Westminster Cathedral would be more interesting. Westminster Cathedral build late 19th century (if I remember correctly) is historical insignificant compared with either Westminster Abbey or the Notre Dame. BTW did you know "On December 16, 1431, Henry VI of England was crowned as "King of France" in the Notre Dame de Paris" |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 12:25:37 GMT 7
Westminster Cathedral would be more interesting. Westminster Cathedral build late 19th century (if I remember correctly) is historical insignificant compared with either Westminster Abbey or the Notre Dame. BTW did you know "On December 16, 1431, Henry VI of England was crowned as "King of France" in the Notre Dame de Paris" And for the weeks prior to that event Monsieur Froggy must have been kept very busy running white flags up all over FroggyLand |
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