Sir, - With regard to funds raised by the National Lottery, and how they are spent, the answer is quite simple. The lotto machines are capable of reading numbers and of reading additional information, for instance, where players would like to see their monies spent.
Additional boxes could be printed on the side of the lotto slips with headings such as sport, arts and culture, etc. One other box, headed "Change Headings" could also be printed. When this box is ticked by a certain percentage of players, then public opinion would decide what new headings are desired.
This is a simple and cost effective way of spending Lotto funds. What is more important, the players decide where their money is spent, and not the politicians. - Yours, etc.,
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