FabSwingers.com forum: Three banksy artworks cost the taxpayer £150,000

By *ingdomNightTimePleasures OP Man
4 days ago

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Bbc reporting artworks by street artist Banksy have cost taxpayers almost £150,000 in cleaning operations and security so far, with the bill expected to rise.

The largest single cost relates to a mural painted on the Royal Courts of Justice in September 2025, where removal efforts and security have so far cost more than £85,000.

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. A further £35,300 was spent on overtime and security costs.

Who procures these contracts ?

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By *oubleswing2019Man
4 days ago

Colchester

"Bbc reporting artworks by street artist Banksy have cost taxpayers almost £150,000 in cleaning operations and security so far, with the bill expected to rise.

The largest single cost relates to a mural painted on the Royal Courts of Justice in September 2025, where removal efforts and security have so far cost more than £85,000.

Who procures these contracts ? "

I should imagine there is a Crown Facilities Estate Management Department.

I expect they have a PSL of vetted and trusted companies who perform restorative work in keeping with the heritage of the building. I should imagine that expertise and skill does not come cheap.

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By *crumdiddlyumptiousMan
4 days ago

How come he has never been fined for criminal damage ?

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By *igBeardyDanMan
4 days ago

Bilston

"How come he has never been fined for criminal damage ?"

Because no one really knows who he is or when the next one's going to appear.

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By *crumdiddlyumptiousMan
4 days ago

"How come he has never been fined for criminal damage ?

Because no one really knows who he is or when the next one's going to appear. "

Hard to believe in 30 odd years his identity hasn't been revealed

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By *estivalMan
4 days ago

borehamwood

"How come he has never been fined for criminal damage ?

Because no one really knows who he is or when the next one's going to appear. "
plenty people know who he is.used to be in massive attack he is part of that Bristol collective Portishead tricky and that mob and you honestly belive hmrc don't know who he is lol

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By *rasshopper201Man
4 days ago

kendal

How the hell do you get to paint on the sides of the law courts surly they have cameras covering all areas if not says a lot about it’s security

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By *ingdomNightTimePleasures OP Man
4 days ago

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"How the hell do you get to paint on the sides of the law courts surly they have cameras covering all areas if not says a lot about it’s security "

How does it cost £50,000 to clean up 2m2 of Portland limestone.

Govt spent £9.6M on house lords front doors.

Somebody making a killing

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By *rasshopper201Man
4 days ago

kendal

That’s my taxes in the next 20 years gone just paying this bet he starts moaning about there being no money for the causes which he may do this for wake up you’ve just took £150.000 quid away from them brain dead dosnt even come in to it

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By *ingdomNightTimePleasures OP Man
4 days ago

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Suppose we should be thankful, it’s a fraction of the £600,000 a day the home office spent on 5000 vacant ‘buffer’ hotel rooms in anticipation of an influx of small boats

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