I will probably get slated from here to eternity for this but it has to be said.
Members of the general public dug deep into their pockets to attend the Live 8 concerts and thus contributed CASH to the Africa Fund.
Can I ask just exactly how much CASH did Geldof and the other performers contribute? Oh! They GAVE their valuable time did they? Bah! Humbug! Fits in nicely here!
It wouldn’t surprise me to learn that the performers’ accommodation was either given free by the hoteliers or paid for by the concert organisers.
I will even go further and offer 10% of my total wealth including the value of any property that I have if Geldof and Co will donate just 1% of theirs.
Finally I would just like to add that if anyone deserved a knighthood it is the people who support the fund raising schemes with cash from their pockets not the organiser. If the people of Malta can be awarded the George Cross for the sacrifices during the war then surely the general public should get a similar collective award.
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