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Offline mary62

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Re: Xmas begging on TV
« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2013, 13:14:52 PM »
I remember a few years ago a tv programme about some of the multi-million pound charities. One of the directors of one of those charities admitted that they do not really want to solve the problems as it meant that he would be out of a job.

Another point is that the RSPCA are forever asking for donations....and yet they had millions of pounds in an Icelandic bank that went bust...so how can it justify begging on tv knowing it had money just sitting there making interest?



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« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2013, 16:44:21 PM »
Just watched an advert ask for £4.00 per month to help an Indian child who may become a Doctor one day.  The U.K. give two million pounds in aid to India.  India one of the fastest growing economies in the world.  A country who now have their own space programme. 

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Re: Xmas begging on TV
« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2013, 16:49:14 PM »

The U.K. give two million pounds in aid to India. 

If only - £227 million in 2013!

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Re: Xmas begging on TV
« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2013, 17:42:48 PM »
And 280 million in 2012

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Re: Xmas begging on TV
« Reply #14 on: December 27, 2013, 17:50:47 PM »
Sorry my mistake I did mean 200 million but see it's even more.  I also watched an advert with Paul O'Grady asking for money for children in the U.K. who are starving, so why not transfer the 227 million we send to India to our own starving children???  If they can afford a Space Programme, the Indian Government should be feeding their own children.  :o >:(

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Re: Xmas begging on TV
« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2013, 19:06:05 PM »
Totally agree, charity should and must begin at home.  If there are starving children, and elderly people who cannot heat their homes, here in the UK, we should look after them first.  Anything over can be distributed among the many needy people abroad, but we all know its all political, sucking up to governments who don't need the money, to make overseas trading partners.

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Re: Xmas begging on TV
« Reply #16 on: December 27, 2013, 19:06:26 PM »
Agree with you Jacqui. India has, in the last few years the highest number of millionaires, but sorry to say they mostly avoid paying tax.

As for our 'great' country, I never thought that we would see the likes of food banks being a part of some peoples everyday life. What next? Maybe this government will bring back the workhouses.

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Re: Xmas begging on TV
« Reply #17 on: December 27, 2013, 20:09:17 PM »
I'm just totally gobsmacked at some of the hypocrisy on here....We are so blessed that we do not have to rely on the charity of others just to survive!!!  I'm more offended by the payday loan adverts than the request for little more than the cost of a bottle of gin to help the disadvantaged and abused elsewhere.

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Re: Xmas begging on TV
« Reply #18 on: December 27, 2013, 20:15:02 PM »
What are you on about?

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Re: Xmas begging on TV
« Reply #19 on: December 27, 2013, 20:16:56 PM »
If it was just one bottle of gin that was requested, all well and good, buts not its a never ending stream of begging for every charity that ever exists, I see no hypocrisy here, just people trying to do their best for the charities they support, feel you think again about that post!!!




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