I just can’t with this today…
The Government has announced funding for the Royal Family will almost double for the next ten years to fund renovation of Buckingham Palace
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) November 18, 2016
Social houses built is at a 24 year low but the royal family can get another welfare handout. https://t.co/LiPzVIidgp #buckinghampalace
— John Smith (son of Harry Leslie Smith) (@Harryslaststand) November 18, 2016
On Children In Need day, the Royals get handed £369m of taxpayer money to refurbish Buckingham Palace. Is this a ****ing joke?
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 18, 2016
Gifting the Royals £369m to tart up Buckingham Palace when working families & disabled are being robbed is scandalous Two Nation austerity
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) November 18, 2016
To those complaining about Buckingham Palace receiving £365m over 10 years… the Royal family annually brings in £1BN to the #UKEconomy
— Danny A. Allen (@DannyAllenUK) November 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/LukeCW93/status/799587260635156480
Think about it this way: if Royal Family tourism money is what you REALLY care about, imagine how much Ticketed Guillotining could generate
— JC (@jmsclee) November 18, 2016
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AMERICA IN TRANSITION
Meanwhile…
For a minute I thought this was Saddam Hussein's palace. pic.twitter.com/eutcVxPesd
— John Rain 🥇 (@ItsJohnRain) November 18, 2016
Breaking: Trump has chosen Senator Jeff Sessions as attorney general, according to officials close to the transition https://t.co/qvGTMe8CZK pic.twitter.com/tLNsPq2B3n
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/SteveKornacki/status/799594856624586752
So civil rights in America will be enforced by a man whose record suggests he doesn't much believe in them. https://t.co/mMJnCOC5j8
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) November 18, 2016
In summary: The president-elect of the United States is casually making up fake facts. Not under pressure or anything; just casual nonsense. https://t.co/1CTxO90vuP
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 18, 2016
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MEDIA
Media types were abuzz last night over a midnight legal embargo on a story led to a number of British papers’ first editions appearing with teaser white space on their fronts.
I'm sorry but I can't publish some front pages until after midnight when a court order is lifted. #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers
— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) November 17, 2016
Friday's Telegraph (embargoed):#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/SWE5R8Qn6H
— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) November 17, 2016
Friday's Times (embargoed)#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/9tQZY9H67U
— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) November 17, 2016
Friday's Daily Mirror (embargoed):#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/zLbhGhrnGy
— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) November 17, 2016
only to be revealed as…
Embargo story is a young lass is being frozen so she can wake up in the future….. honestly
— Joshua (@JoshBew95) November 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/truzyllo/status/799402350884614144
The Simpsons predicted the frozen girl story in 1998. #embargo pic.twitter.com/ZSfOjaYlXy
— Wriggy (@Wriggy) November 18, 2016
Good morning World: Here's what the #embargo is all about https://t.co/bY1j9uvZPC
— The London Economic (@LondonEconomic) November 18, 2016
So the #embargo story is this frozen dead girl???
Maybe they don't want us to read the REAL news: https://t.co/7XVZ8Icbch
— Plastician / Stish (@Plastician) November 18, 2016
NEWS! Petition to have Michael Gove cryogenically frozen reaches 9 million https://t.co/QJv3W5lJRU pic.twitter.com/DJ1UUFfSZn
— NewsThump (@newsthump) November 18, 2016