It’s terrible optics I agree, but as a policy it’s probably the right thing to do. A good chunk of police expenditure in the US would be better spent on public amenities & social workers. (View Post)

This is one of those carefully ambiguous fudges on which the British Constitution rests. The government agrees that the Crown Estate is the property of the Monarch & the Monarch agrees to give th… (View Post)

The Crown Estate is not the personal property of the Monarch & its management is under the control of the government. The Sovereign receives a payment out of the revenue of the Crown Estate as a … (View Post)

Current text of the memorandum is here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/208633/mou_royal_taxation.pdf Reads like a very British comprom… (View Post)

There is a “Memorandum of Understanding on Royal Taxation” issued by the Major government which explicitly exempts the Royal family from income, capital gains & inheritance taxes. As far as I can… (View Post)