You could buy
You can buy one of the following:
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UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (COL$10,180 thousand) from electoral_comission -
Jodie Marsh for 3 hours
Hire Jodie Marsh for 3 hours, 2006. Photo: Darren171. for £3,500 (COL$10,210 thousand) from source
Buy all billionaires
You can buy each US-dollar billionaire one of the following items:
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Duchy Originals sausages
Pack of 6 free range old-fashioned pork sausages with fresh herb for £2.85 (COL$8,317) -
Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 (COL$8,755)
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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1 Room at The Langham Hotel, London
Bed and breakfast in Classic Room at the Langham Hotel, London. for £310.80 (COL$907 thousand) from source -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (COL$254,400) from source -
1 Fill human lungs with double gloucester
Fill human lungs with double gloucester for £47.23 (COL$137,800) -
300 Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (COL$34,170) from source -
1 Tour of the UK Parliament
Guided tour of the Houses of Parliament, London for £11.50 (COL$33,560)