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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 (L$15,500 thousand)
Thousands of
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Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 (L$1,242)
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1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (L$1,445 thousand) from electoral_comission -
1 Freedom of Information request
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 (L$66,180) from source -
1 UK Black-and-White Television License
1 Year black-and-white television license, 2011 for £49 (L$20,290) from bbc -
200 Prom tickets
Ticket to a BBC Proms classical music concert, standing for £5 (L$2,071) from source