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Cosmetic repaint of RAF Voyager plane at a cost of £900,000

(67 Posts)
silverlining48 Wed 17-Jun-20 19:38:35

For that sort of money it’s surely a total makeover. Leave it grey fir heavens sake.

What a ludicrous waste of OUR money, better used elsewhere, but why am I not surprised.

MaizieD Wed 17-Jun-20 19:34:05

I think you'd have to pay Banksy a great deal to even flick a bit of paint at it, merlot. Then he'd get one of his students* to do it grin

(*Haven't a clue whether he has students or not. It's just that's what the professional artisits used to do...)

MaizieD Wed 17-Jun-20 19:31:13

I did hesitate before using the word, growstuff.

The unforgettable image of ZipWire Johnson which sprang to mind 'almost' convinced me that I shouldn't...

merlotgran Wed 17-Jun-20 19:30:52

Maybe somebody could have a word in Banksy's ear then we'd get it done for nothing and a hell of a lot quicker.

growstuff Wed 17-Jun-20 19:28:29

Style? He hasn't even got that! hmm

Nandalot Wed 17-Jun-20 19:28:16

I am shocked at the waste of the money but also concerned that the plane has a dual role - it is still in use by RAF. Bright colours are not appropriate and not really wise in a military sense. If it is only going to be a small Union Jack, then that is a lot of money!

MaizieD Wed 17-Jun-20 19:27:23

God, you Brexit lot are crackers.

Being in the EU wouldn't have stopped us painting the plane any colour we liked.

Johnson proves, yet again that he's style, but no substance.

bluebirdwsm Wed 17-Jun-20 19:23:59

It will be an obscene use of taxpayers money in the present circumstances...so many people trying to keep families fed and bills paid.
What's wrong with just a logo each side of the plane, it would still identify the thing. That would probably a ridiculous amount of money too though, although much less paint and man hours.

ladymuck Wed 17-Jun-20 19:18:32

He's making a statement. We are no longer part of the EU.

paddyanne Wed 17-Jun-20 19:17:35

Well ...if Trump has airforce one Bojo wants one too ,after all hes the PM of the countries with the highest death rate jst like the USA.....if its good enough for the Donald...

Whitewavemark2 Wed 17-Jun-20 19:04:20

Oh sorry I’ve started another thread I’ll get it zapped.

As I’ve said

So tasteful ???

GrannyGravy13 Wed 17-Jun-20 19:02:46

It is also used by members of the Royal Family, they should have waited awhile?

MayBee70 Wed 17-Jun-20 19:02:09

Well, there is a good reason for an RAF plane to be grey but I’m sure Johnson doesn’t think about things like that.

Granny23 Wed 17-Jun-20 18:39:18

Will that not make it a very visible target?

phoenix Wed 17-Jun-20 18:30:10

Ridiculous waste of money!

FarNorth Wed 17-Jun-20 18:26:08

That's shocking, if it's only cosmetic.

Grannynannywanny Wed 17-Jun-20 18:23:49

Boris Johnson has approved repainting the plane used by the PM and members of the Royal family. It’s to be painted red, white and blue at a cost of nearly £1 million.

Apparently BJ previously griped that it was a dull and boring grey colour and needed brightening up.

Families across the UK living in poverty and struggling to feed their children. Businesses collapsing. The country is on its knees.

Great idea, let’s use nearly £1 million of tax payers money to paint the plane jolly patriotic colours. That’ll cheer them all up.