tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post790085797433574453..comments2024-03-28T07:36:37.715+00:00Comments on Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland: Ashcroft ContributionTimothy Belmonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-8909472843805808202012-01-23T21:02:04.927+00:002012-01-23T21:02:04.927+00:00Rex, I did suggest re-commissioning HMY Britannia....Rex, I did suggest re-commissioning HMY Britannia.<br /><br />Re Extravagance, our membership of the EU is more outrageous!Timothy Belmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-87136195368686764472012-01-23T20:35:51.113+00:002012-01-23T20:35:51.113+00:00outrageous idea that the taxpayer should fund it ...outrageous idea that the taxpayer should fund it in these times when such numbers of us are facing financial hardship. Thankfully nothing is more certain than that the Queen would decline such an inappropriate extravagance !Rex Hunternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-30663439277693996862012-01-22T15:20:23.507+00:002012-01-22T15:20:23.507+00:00To my mind, HM Government ought to fund it; i.e. t...To my mind, HM Government ought to fund it; i.e. the State. It is the least we can do as a measure of our esteem for The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty.<br /><br />furthermore, it should be called HM Yacht Britannia II, or something along those lines.Timothy Belmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-24505045853670398632012-01-22T12:45:11.460+00:002012-01-22T12:45:11.460+00:00How about an Earldom for whosoever pays the lot? I...How about an Earldom for whosoever pays the lot? I'd rather see it solely as a Royal Yacht for the personal enjoyment of the Sovereign, none of this youth learning rubbish. <br /><br />W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com