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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on December 28, 2017, 10:35:47 AM

Title: The Britannia lottery
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 28, 2017, 10:35:47 AM

Ffs

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/27/britannia-win-lottery-fifty-tory-mps-back-new-lotto-game-let/
Title: Re: The Britannia lottery
Post by: Rhiannon on December 28, 2017, 11:09:50 AM
Sorry but this made me laugh.
Title: Re: The Britannia lottery
Post by: Robbie on December 28, 2017, 04:11:36 PM
The lottery funds many causes, I doubt people who buy the tickets think about where their money goes. If the Britannia is generally considered a worthy cause (& I've no real idea about that, nor much care), no reason why it shouldn't be funded by the lottery.
Title: Re: The Britannia lottery
Post by: jeremyp on December 28, 2017, 04:22:09 PM
I don't see a problem with it as long as it is kept separate from the main lottery. People can buy the tickets or not depending on whether they think a new Royal yacht is a good idea.
Title: Re: The Britannia lottery
Post by: Robbie on December 28, 2017, 04:28:23 PM
Yes. I'll have to read a bit more about it before making up my mind whether it's a good idea or not - but I don't buy lottery tickets generally so would have to make an effort to do that.  At least with a lottery ticket the motive for giving is not entirely altruistic, there's always a chance of winning a few bob; the other thing is it's not like signing up to give money on a monthly basis by standing order, you can just stop doing it if you decide the cause isn't so great.