Re: £10?

lottoluk wrote:

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>
> Presumably by saying 'they' you are referring to UK Lottery operator
> Camelot and the six 'Good Causes'?
>
> The 'Good Causes' is an integral part of the Camelot operation, firmly
> cemented into the Lottery Statute Laws by the UK Government of 1994
> and ultimately, the UK Lottery Commission.

and not supposed to replace government funding.

> Camelot have no choice but to spend a percentage of Lottery stake
> money on various UK institutions.  Out of every £1 spent on the
> National Lottery, around 28p goes to the six Good Causes. To date,
> over £13 billion has been raised for the Good Causes.
>
> I wonder which 'crackpot' causes are you referring to in particular..
> is it Art? Sport? Heritage? Education? Environment? or the many UK
> Charities that benefit?
>
> Let me give you just two examples of excellent awards..
>
> A £1.8 million grant for a new state-of-the-art sports centre that
> opened earlier this year in Bristol's St Paul's area.  Undoubtedly a
> great opportunity for the youth of St.Paul's to perhaps direct more
> of their energies into sport and less into the drug culture and crime
> that infests that infamous suburb of Bristol.

For every £1.8 million spent on a deserving cause, at least 10 times 
that is seemingly spent on an undeserving cause, like subsidising the 
National <insert highbrow pastime here> House/Centre etc, the Millenium 
Dome, political campaigns for an open-door policy on asylum seekers.

But why aren't the government paying the bill? My local sports centre 
was paid for and built by the local council.

> And on my own doorstep: a new sailing centre in Dorset offering
> disabled sailors excellent facilities and giving them a great
> opportunity to hold internatonal competitions for all disabled
> seafarers World-wide.

A good cause, no doubt. But why discriminate against the able-bodied and 
why isn't central government paying? This government is supposed to be 
standing up for the rights of the disabled.

Evil Nigel