I'm a bit pissed off about all this charitable 'helping the flood victims' thing.

[The JBear]

I could have bought a bigger house down on the flood plain, but I didn't, because it's on a f**king flood plain. Instead I bought a smaller house on a hill. No f**ker offers to help me out financially when the wind blows off my roof tiles, do they?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

probably certifiable to the state should care for them. In a padded cell.

[Classic Jorge]

Luckily Dave sprang into action and commenced pointing at things all over the tory heartlands.

[Monty91]

provisions, etc - rather than a bail out?

[redgunamo]

[Peter]

Was certsinly a condition of mine and i am halfway up a hill.

[The JBear]

Seriously, why is the Prince of Wales having to phone the Prime Minister to get him to visit some badly affected areas? Surely his office should be advising that?

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

It's as if you don't remember Luke 6:31.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

on a flood plain?

I'd say they need to take responsibility.

[Classic Jorge]

Maybe we should have an actual constitution, rather than a collection of barely applicable fudges from the seventeenth century, to tighten these things up a bit.

That said, he basically owns swathes of somerset (as well as wales, devon, cornwall and herts) so I guess he was protecting his business interests.

[Classic Jorge]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

May I remind you of Live Aid or indeed the black babies?

Northerners are different. One would imagine that in the event of a storm or flood they would simply roll up their sleeves and get on with it, dole to be collected etc.

[redgunamo]

[Classic Jorge]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Large areas of Limerick and the south f**ked from adverse weather.

I don't see any problem in helping your own. I suspect you wouldn't if it wasn't the home counties.

[Red N White Army]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

wish to see 100% of GDP spent on foreign aid? They never explain the exact percentage point at which moral comfort lies.

[Luis Anaconda]

[Classic Jorge]

foreign aid is an incredibly useful diplomatic tool, even if we do do it in a more ethical and fair fashion than most other countries.

also, it's kind of karmically necessary for a former colonial ruler to do this, in my mind anyway.

A better idea might be to cancel some of the stuff, like defence spending for instance, that's there to do the exact opposite of helping people.

*"c**ties" was actually a typo, however apt

[Snin]

http://www.awimb.com/fudforum/index.php?t=tree&goto=3833 745&rid=805&S=48339843b4db30b146619150a69b72fa (http://www.awimb.com/fudforum/index.php?t=tree&goto=3833745&rid=805&S=48339843b4db30b146619150a69b72fa)

[Classic Jorge]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Snin]

but seriously have you SEEN how many pubs have shut since you left ??!!

[Classic Jorge]

[Snin]

they just spend it on shiny things and palaces

[Classic Jorge]

[Luis Anaconda]

I just assumed Berni and Sir C had gone to lunch. Plus using terms like the home c**nties really should be beneath a man of your intelligence

[Luis Anaconda]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Classic Jorge]

[Snin]

as I hate the daily mail but also dont really give a flying **** about others...so dipping my toe in both sides of lunacy and outrage and seeing where i land