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Originally Posted by DtheP47
Nooo Gordon it cost £2 mill' for diverting non-London police forces to the capital for the day.
n.b. The Thatcher family agreed to pay for the flowers and undertaking bill.  |
The £2million was 'opportunity costs' for police from other areas who would have been on other duties on the day, so on pay anyway.
Only £1.1million was spent on additional security and policing.
Sources- The Guardian, The Mirror News and the BBC. Who can argue with sources like that?
Either way, well worth it.