Kent Earthquake (tremor)

[chimney]

More than 24 hours later and still no sign of Bono or Geldof.

Once again it's one rule for the third world and another for the rest of us.

[mushroom25]

the situation may change when celebrities begin adopting babies from kent.

[joko]

yup, those guys are just pure evil....

[chimney]

I'm not sure which sounds better:

Folkestone Aid or Folkestone 8.

Alternatively we could have Folkestone Relief

[Zen]

Iran offers help for Kent earthquake clean-up

A statement issued from Tehran said that Iran would 'not hesitate to use its great experience in earthquake search and rescue in order to once again humiliate the UK and demonstrate its woeful inadequacy in the face of adversity.

[kwicky]

As the epicentre is close to the channel tunnel I won't be using that for a while

[Marvelman]

I agree, there are no knighthoods or publicity to be had helping anywhere in the UK,

[Toureman]

Unless your helping the current government !

[gina32]

this is something ive said all along, the uk raises millions of pounds for children in the thrid world but no sign of any of it for our own country, what happened to charity begins at home? also when we see footage of the third world why do they have umpteen anounts of children and then complain that they havent enough food to feed them???

[WaldoMcFroog]

Fecundity rises with poverty (and bad nutrition in particular). From an evolutionary point of view, it makes sense that if the chances of any single offsping surviving to adulthood are small, you should have many offspring.

Low birthrates in the developed world have a significant correlation of their own with poverty - an inverse one.

Moreover, I'm reasonably certain that Bob Geldof singing 'I don't like Mondays' is unlikely to have a significant effect on the speed at which the insurance companies pay out - though possibly anything to stop the tuneless git....

[Joe_the_Lion]

Whilst some people may have lost a chimney breast and had their road closed for a day due to structual surveys, I don't think it was on the same scale as world poverty or hunger in Africa.

The Kent earthquake had one minor casualty, whereas about 50 African children will die from malaria or starvation as you read this.

I therefore think it is just a matter of needs be where needs must. Africa needs assistance more than Kent. If your water mains are down in Folkstone, you can drive to sainsburys and for a few pounds buy a weeks bottled water. In some parts of Africa, children, maybe even toddlers, have to walk miles each day tin hostile environments o refill their gerry cans.

[unruliejulie]

I agree with Joe totally. The needs of the third world are way way greater than a few buildings that are in need of some construction work. I dont see how the 2 can even be compared to be perfectly honest.

[unruliejulie]

and now i look silly cause joe has been banned(again) and he put it so well as well!

[Marvelman]

how long is the third world going to need help for, over the last few decades this country alone has sent countless billions of pounds there, and they are no better off now than when it started, if we are so rich as a country , why are thousands of women being denied the brest cancer drug, herceptin, that will give them a few more years with their children, it is to expensive we are told, but never mind the third world is more important, lets send another couple of billion. by the way how do you know the people of Kent dont need any help, has anyone asked, what about if someone had forgotten to insure their house or could not afford to, wouldnt they need some help.

[Reverandfunk]

Geldof is currently working on Live Fete, whereby celebs work on various stalls selling homemade jams, cakes & various Bric a Brac whilst Bono is up to his ears in Lets make events that happened before today history