WRX_Dazza

i think money would be better spent elsewhere personally, like hospital beds, and fixing potholes....

CrisPDuk

Daz that money was donated by people who wanted it spent on this monument. If they wanted it spent on a hospital bed or a road (we all give more than enough for those 'causes' already) they'd have donated it elsewhere

To all those complaining about the cost of the windows, if you look at the building, it does have rather large windows, and toughened glass will have been used (as required by law), which ain't cheap
Plus I bet the £20k a pop is the price for replacement, which will include the clean-up and the fitting, seems pretty reasonable to me

Lisawrx

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This monument was paid for by a charity, not taxes. Even if you have a problem with it for whatever reason, it is a disgrace this vandalism has happened.

With your line of thinking, that money should have been spent elsewhere, do you then think when one of your loved ones dies, once they're buried, for example, you should not bother putting up a headstone as the money could be better spent somewhere else. This maybe an odd comparison, but I only ask because the money spent on his memorial came from charity, not your pocket.

PeteBrant

Which bit of that do you disagree with , then?

PeteBrant

It was paid for by a charity - Not the state.

And even if it was, do you really think the cost of a memorial would make a difference?

Do you feel the same about the dome, or wembley stadium or the Diana memorial any other building/memorial paid for with public money?

CrisPDuk

Good point Pete, but you possibly picked three bad examples to illustrate it

Wembley was financed in the main by the FA. the Millenium Dome and the Dead Whiney Bint's pond were complete wastes of public money

WRX_Dazza

a headstone is one thing, but not comparative in this situation, sorry.

a life has been taken, can this building save lives??? No.

can some extra medical equipment and staffing?? Yes, quite possibly.

PeteBrant

Ok fair enough


I think about £200 million of public money went to Wembley - but in the main this was from the national lottery - Which I have no problem at all with, it is exactly the sort of thing it is for

I would have far more of an issue with lottery funds going to the NHS etc

PeteBrant

The NHS costs the tax payer £100 million per day - £120,000 is going to make no difference whatsoever

bigsmiffy

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Serves them right for fitting black out windows