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Taxpayer funding of UK political parties
Yearly spending for policy development for £2 million ($U61,660 thousand) from electoral_comission
Buy each rat in New York city
You can buy each rat one of the following items:
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1 Enough 1p coins to cover an American football field
Cover an American football field with a single layer of UK one penny coins in hexagonal close-pack formation for £37,430 ($U1,154 thousand) -
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600 Nissan Micra
Car for £7,820 ($U241,100) -
1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 ($U107,600) from electoral_comission -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 ($U2,688) from source