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children in need would have alot more money

short arms deep pockets
bono (i know he's not on this) is the worst offender!

oh I know
they are so annoying, I just saw cheryl cole patrobising about the poor kids

I find it a repulsive spectacle when rich people ask the not so rich or downright poor to hand over money.

But at least money is being raised for charity, and so someone must be paying out despite or maybe because of the sordid celebrity thing.

Maybe they do give some money.

IMO Bono should sell all his possessions and live in a Yurt. Hypocrite.

taylor swift donated 13,000. she is only 19 as well so theyre not all bad and gary barlow organised a concert that generated 2million..... its not all bad.

Was talking with DH about this, to be fair Taylor Swift did donate.

i would be happier to see bono head on a spike, that would make me dig deep and give

Totally agree with you about Bono.

Nancy75, you sound like the Chumbawumba record 'Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records.'

millyr - dont know what that is - sounds like it could be a good or a bad thing!

yanbu

Bono, for example.......

I do hate children in need though. ds has enjoyed watching it but many parts have had me in tears.... especially the two girls whos father had cancer and waas in a hospice. was a little bit too close to home and has left me feeling quite low.... then they make you feel guilty for not donating but im in no position to be giving away money this year.

if cole sold her earrings she could raise a fair bit of cash for sure!
instead i scraped together £3 for Ds to take to school today, £3 for a t shirt for DD to wear to playschool and an extra £1 for the priviledge of wearing it......left me with £5 till Tuesday to buy bread,milk and pasta!

i have turned it of
it is annoying me too much,
why drag some poor girll on to say how she wishes her siter was "normal" lovely.

Must admit, this has struck me too. I remember Gary Lineker, a big hero of mine in my youth, appealing to the likes of me to help children with cancer. As it happens I do, with small donations and fund-raising, but I'm not rich and in the big scheme of things my contribution is a piddle in the ocean.

But then I think... hold on Matey! You're a millionnaire! How's about you give up the Merc and drive a Ford, hows about you put your hand in your pocket? And of course, he's not alone, though all credit to the richer people in our society who DO go the extra mile.

But we don't know whether they donate or not

bono doesn't even pay his income tax! he wants to end world poverty he could start with giving some money to the tax man!

oh, but then he might not have enough left over to get his hat a 1st class seat - it might have to go economy - or god forbid easyjet!

isnt Terry Wogan paid a bomb to do this?

I'm totally with jasper here.

What makes you think they don't make donations for charity? Not everyones shouts their good deeds from the rooftop with a megaphone you know - YABU.

Nancy75, they wrote it as a critique of LiveAid; it includes the line 'Cliff Richard, we are going to nail you to a cross, tonight.' Your Bono line reminded me of it.

Is £37 million pounds not enough then? You want more than that?

I assume they do.

celeb culture is pretty vulgar