{UAH} SHOULD WE KEEP THE UK MONARCHY AFTER QUEEN VICTORIA II?
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A freedom of Information request by the campaign group Republic reveals that there is no evidence that the Royal family increase tourism to the UK. The request was made to VisitBritain, the tourism agency for the UK, to provide any evidence of the monarchy increasing tourism.
They couldn't.
https://www.republic.org.uk/…/exclusive-no-royal-tourism-ev…
Yet we are constantly being told by the right wing press that the monarchy greatly benefits the economy through tourism...
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Like in the Express last year;
"The royal family brought in £550 million a year for British tourism in the past year alone, according to a report from Brand Finance."
https://www.express.co.uk/…/royals-earned-millions-british-…
The Daily Mail are even more outlandish is their claims;
"The findings [again from Brand Finance...notice the theme?] also showed that due to its effect on tourism, the media and other industries, the country's economy is boosted by £1.76bn every year."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/…/Royal-Family-richer-67billion.…
Brand Finance are a marketing company EMPLOYED by the monarchy. Their services include;
"expertise in strategy, branding, market research, visual identity, finance, tax and intellectual property, we now work not just with marketers and finance teams, but also brand owners, investors, lawyers, governments, tax professionals and many more."
http://brandfinance.com/services/
The latest Brand Finance report, 2017, is a complete work of utter nonsense, absolute bunkum.
For example, it attributes £152 million in income to the "Kate Effect", which is described as an "uplift to fashion and other brands worn, used or otherwise endorsed". £101 million is attributed to the "Charlotte Effect" and £76 million to the "George Effect," while a total of £114 million has been calculated as the "Estimated value of PR". Strangely, Brand Finance doesn't say how these figures were estimated from total sales in their methodology. I wonder why...🤔
They also claim;
"The Monarchy's contribution to the media industry and arts, estimated at £50 million this year, is mostly attributable to the mystique surrounding the Monarchy, which adds to the popularity of shows like The Crown and Victoria."
Something completely unquantifiable, but they add it in a way.
Another fanciful claim they make;
"Bookings for hotels increased 30% year-on-year after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge stayed on the island of Anglesey where Prince William was stationed during his military service."
Really? That seems a little strange. Isn't it odd how their figures exactly match the increase in tourism that is being bought to Anglesey due to the increase in cruise ships...
"Around 13,000 high spending cruise ship passengers will dock on Anglesey this summer – giving a multi-million boost to the tourism economy ... This is a 30% increase on passenger numbers in 2013 as the entire industry continues to boom around the UK"
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/…/anglesey-sees-30-hike-cruise-…
"The schedule for 2017 has been revealed with 44 cruise ships coming into the port town over the spring and summer. This will see more than 20,000 passengers brought to Anglesey with a potential tourism windfall of more than £2m. It is a 47% increase in the number of cruise ships and 60% increase on passenger numbers compared to 2016."
http://www.orthios.com/…/34-anglesey-attracts-record-number…
But perhaps the most cynical claim of all is;
"The economic benefits generated by the Monarchy come at a very low expense to the British nation, equal to only £4.50 per person per year or just over 1p a day."
As you can see from their own workings already, this is verifiably false. Isn't it strange how none of the right-wing press deem fact-checking a marketing firms claims a time-worthy activity.
This is the type of spurious nonsense they have to come up with in order to justify our parasitic monarchy.
Republic claims that it's own research shows the monarchy COSTS the UK £334 million a year, with each "working royal" costing the taxpayer £18.5 million a piece. For one thing, their methodology is a damn sight more credible.
For their report:
https://www.republic.org.uk/…/defau…/files/royalexpenses.pdf
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