Just Tom... 🐁Jun 24, 2025

Really? £46m for a glass bridge? When "There is no money" and when the monarchy is an anachronism?

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jun/24/tiara-bridge-queen-elizabeth-ii-memorial-norman-foster

‘Excessively wasteful and giving off Swarovski vibes’: our critic on the ‘tiara bridge’ for the late queen

Norman Foster’s cast glass design to honour Queen Elizabeth II will see a perfectly decent bridge destroyed and vast sums squandered at great ecological cost. And how will it stay sparkly?

The Guardian
Show threadAlex 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@tompearce49

There is #always money for "Royalty"... #always...

we need a #ScottishRepublic... asap... and re-join the EU... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺

Jun 24, 2025 at 8:34pmWeb
Show threadJust Tom... 🐁Jun 24, 2025
@alexlac51 - with you on that!
Show threadAlex 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Jun 24, 2025
@tompearce49 👍 cheers sir...
Show threadNatashaJun 24, 2025
@alexlac51 @tompearce49 They should pay for it themselves since they seem to make plenty of money from the state already.
Show threadAlex 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Jun 24, 2025

@nusher @tompearce49

agreed, but IMO, #Westminster will never allow that to happen... #Westminster is the #establishment that cannot survive without the #Royals... The #RuleBritannia Brigade...