You could buy
You can buy one of the following:
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Enough 1p coins to cover an American football field
Cover an American football field with a single layer of UK one penny coins in hexagonal close-pack formation for £37,430 (COL$109,200 thousand)
Thousands of
You can buy one of the following:
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Tours of the UK Parliament
Guided tour of the Houses of Parliament, London for £11.50 (COL$33,560)
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1 One cube of butter one meter in size
One cube of butter one meter in size for £4,722 (COL$13,780 thousand) -
1 Duck island
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 (COL$4,801 thousand) from wikipedia -
1 Hour of magistrates court
Running costs. Image: Jonathunder. for £400 (COL$1,167 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