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Taxpayer funding of UK political parties
Yearly spending for policy development for £2 million (CLP1,536 million) 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 (CLP1,441 million) from amazon
Thousands of
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duck islands
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 (CLP1,263 thousand) from wikipedia -
Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 (CLP122,700) from source
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5 thousand Hours of magistates court
Running costs. Image: Jonathunder. for £400 (CLP307,100) from source -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (CLP66,940) from source -