Just to add, not only does having fun events improve people's mental stability.

But it can be an opening to make new friends, which is something that a lot of these people desperately need.

Some Local Councils
have put up the funding they needed



[The policing bill alone, exceeding £6 million, which falls upon
the taxpayers of London,
Can the Mayor assure the people of this city
that the suspension of this event is an option
available to him?]

I will never understand how a 2 day event costs so much to police

7,000 police in attendance.for 2 days...the maths are not adding up

Police vans
in the background
and all the other costings
that they need to list

still, sometimes it feels like they pull figures out of nowhere

big events cost a lot to police. Most are on double time at special events. That's why they smile and dance along with the crowd