Law of Huge Numbers
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The £42.8 million[1] sovereign grant for 2016-17 spread among the 65,640,100[2] works out as £0.65 per person, per year; the "price of a first class stamp[3]" cf. Low of Tiny Numbers
Large numbers divided by other large numbers produce small numbers
Big numbers are used in research and headlines to create hyperbole about something, but when one looks at what they represent, then the numbers aren't actually as scary as first thought.