Is it just me who thinks that spending £330m on a statue in a country that has so much poverty is absolutely obscene?

I mean…  it looks very impressive but to think what that could buy to help the poor and disadvantaged in India is staggering.

Might just be me though?

Long term tourism should pay for it no?

Must be quite impressive to see.

Similar reason we keep the Royal Family in luxury while the number of homeless people on the streets skyrockets.

Compared to the £8.77B for the London Olympics it looks like a bargain.

Rip off. I’ve got a mate who could have done that for a couple of ponies and a few crates of brew for the labour.

but yeah, not convinced by vanity projects and that includes her maj

India. Still a recipient of UK Overseas Development budget?

I was going to search for an image of said statue, but then I realised I’d it doesn’ do this I’m going to be sorely disappointed.</p>

Thought India was a growing economy, like all growing economies they have their Elite and the workers and the elite rub the workers nose in it

India. Still a recipient of UK Overseas Development budget?

Only £98m..

Thats one leg and a bit of cock then..

I have the same feeling about some of the horrifically expensive big physics projects. CERN and particularly that gravitational wave lab. Billions to prove that a dead theoretical scientist was right. If someone can point to likely practical applications of the findings, fair enough, but just seems a waste of money to me.

If someone can point to likely practical applications of the findings, fair enough, but just seems a waste of money to me.

Well not strictly an application of the findings but CERN did give the World Wide Web so quite a big thing.

Is poss can has piccy for makee judgement?

I have the same feeling about some of the horrifically expensive big physics projects. CERN and particularly that gravitational wave lab. Billions to prove that a dead theoretical scientist was right.

they’ve used the LIGO data to prove we live in 4 dimensional space, and there are no extra dimensions

If someone can point to likely practical applications of the findings, fair enough

There are always practical applications for new knowledge.

If someone can point to likely practical applications of the findings, fair enough

cheese strings

£330 million?

Pah, once we’ve left the EU, we’ll be able to build one  every week!

The first one will be of Farage. Big statue for a big knob.

If someone can point to likely practical applications of the findings, fair enough

Ive heard that question asked about practically every aspect of scientific research for decades. Try doing a bit of research, there’s lots of info out there to give you plenty of answers, showing how abstract research and research into space projects have affected everyday life. Things like microcircuitry and integrated circuits, for example. Then there’s medical research and space medicine.

I’ll take cern over most things, but for perspective before we criticise India we spend billions on offensive weapons we will never use but can’t feed or house our most needed citizens. Glass houses and all that.

India has a nuclear weapons programme and a space programme. Poor?

John, yes and no. Some areas are horrifically poor, some are not. But then, you knew that, right?

Pfft…. you could get 10 nonexistent bridges for that!

India. Still a recipient of UK Overseas Development budget?

You know most of those payments are bribes / cash-back for trade deals and the like yeah?