英国街头艺术家Banksy的三件作品已耗费纳税人近15万英镑用于清洁和安保[1]。其中最大笔支出来自2025年9月在伦敦皇家法院绘制的一幅壁画，该作品清除和安保的费用已超过8.5万英镑[1]。这幅壁画描绘一名法官用木槌殴打抗议者，于9月8日出现在皇家法院[1]。根据披露的账目，清除费用达5万英镑，加班和安保费用则为3.53万英镑[1]。
Waterloo Place的Banksy雕像花费6万英镑用于安全屏障、行政管理和保安费用[1]，而2024年8月城市伦敦警察卫生间的壁画清除费为2200英镑[1]。这些费用的公开引发了关于Banksy作品性质的争议。影子司法大臣Nick Timothy表示："花费数万英镑纳税人的钱清理Banksy的破坏是可耻的"[1]，而艺术评论家Estelle Lovatt则辩称："他的作品以一种政治无法做到的方式将人们聚集在一起"[1]。
Three works by British street artist Banksy have resulted in nearly £150,000 in cleaning and security expenses borne by taxpayers [1]. The largest expenditure stems from a judicial mural painted at the Royal Courts of Justice in September 2025, where removal and security costs have exceeded £85,000 [1]. The mural, which appeared on September 8, 2025, depicts a judge wielding a gavel to strike a protester [1].
The breakdown of costs reveals the scope of the public burden: the Royal Courts of Justice mural required £50,000 for removal and an additional £35,300 for overtime and security services [1]. A statue installation at Waterloo Place consumed £60,000 for safety barriers, administration, and security personnel [1]. Earlier, in August 2024, removal of a mural in a City of London police restroom cost £2,200 [1].
The expenses have sparked debate over whether Banksy's work constitutes property damage or valuable public art. Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy condemned the spending, stating: "It is a disgrace that tens of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money is spent cleaning up Banksy's vandalism" [1]. Art critic Estelle Lovatt countered this view, arguing: "His works bring people together in a way that politics cannot" [1].