Banksy works cost public almost £150k
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#2They could do nothing and just let the art exist for free.
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#3And well worth it. Too bad they defaced it.
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#4A rounding error to support the arts.
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#5They could do nothing and just let the art exist for free.
Half this cost is related to security to actively stop people looking at the art work. If it's not acceptable for banksy to cost tax payers £50k to remove the graffiti, why is acceptable for the powers that be to waste another £50k on security to stop anyone seeing it?
And if that ruins the character of the building, why is the fence acceptable?
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#6And the value of nothing.
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#8They could do nothing and just let the art exist for free.
Half this cost is related to security to actively stop people looking at the art work. If it's not acceptable for banksy to cost tax payers £50k to remove the graffiti, why is acceptable for the powers that be to waste another £50k on security to stop anyone seeing it? And if that ruins the character of the building, why is the fence acceptable?
Probably to stop people rocking up and cutting them out of the buildings
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#9Original art by Banksy is reportedly valued at millions of £ or $ [0]
The BBC says "Banksy works cost public almost £150k" because "The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) says it has spent £50,000 trying to remove paint from the wall of the Grade II-listed building in Carey Street."
Therefore, the title is incorrect. The cost to the public is much more than £150k. The Ministry's damage to this freely-contributed artwork has probably already cost the public a few million £, not just £150k
[0] https://www.dawsonsauctions.co.uk/news-item/how-much-is-an-o...
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#10Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy said: ""Our courts are a national symbol of justice and the rule of law."
It seems like someone doesn't get the symbolism of the Banksy piece.