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Taxpayer funding of UK political parties
Yearly spending for policy development for £2 million ($a16,220 thousand) from electoral_comission -
Enough gold leaf to cover an American football field
Cover an American football field with a single layer of gold leaf for US$2,879 thousand ($a15,220 thousand) from amazon
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Rooms at The Langham Hotel, London
Bed and breakfast in Classic Room at the Langham Hotel, London. for £310.80 ($a2,520) from source -
Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 ($a1,296) from source
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400 Events with Keith Chegwin
Hire Keith Chegwin for an event, 2006 for £4,500 ($a36,490) from source -
1 Duck island
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 ($a13,340) from wikipedia -
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1 Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVD
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 ($a94.95) from source -
400 Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 ($a24.33)