They are putting the finishing touches to LIVE! SEVERN a series of fundraising concerts. Creedence Clearwater Revival and Mud have already said they will play.
It is tragically interesting to speculate how this will pan out. I watched an interview with a Thames-side resident, owner of a very large and very expensive house, who commented on the loss of two cars. Two cars. Nature is a great leveller.
The disaster is being handled in a very British way. On TV I see well wishers are delivering bottled water in green welly boots. In New Orleans 'certain elements of the community' were looting the shops.
Flip_flop, I feel very strongly about this. The two characters you mention delight in being seen ' helping the suffering peoples of Africa' and gaining publicity and knighthoods for their 'good works.' Where are they now, when people in this country are in desperate need of help ?
Their motives are purely selfish and they make me sick.
Just had a smile at reverandfunk's comment. I have to agree though but then helping out flooded England doesn't have the same appeal does it?
I'm not suggesting that aid is not desperately needed in developing countries but the English are pretty good helping out in disaster appeals and now our own country needs some help and some sort of acknowledgement from these high profile people would be welcome.