@KazzJenkins The pot is £1.2tn per year, the typical take‑home after tax & NI: ~£27,600 per year, therefore a government spend of £1 million would be a household spend of £23 or about 50p per week. We have a 50p coin.
@tankhead666@bagshaw2112 The first decimal coins (the 5p and 10p) were introduced into circulation in 1968, and dual pricing was sometimes used prior to "Decimal Day". I think I had magazines in the late 60s with dual pricing i.e. 2/6 (12 1/5p) on them.
@justdavenow89 He declined the offer of government security because it would have meant a police/security officer logging everywhere he went and everybody he spoke to.
@benjaminbutter About 10–11% of UK government spending goes on state pensions, based on the most recent official figures. Income tax is not the only revenue received by the state.