[jambutty]

I wasn’t aware that entry to the concerts was free WillowTheWisp so thanks for the correction.

So what was the purpose of these shindigs? To raise public awareness of the African plight perhaps? Or was it, as many people seems to think, to raise awareness of the various performers and to boost their pseudo caring image? I, for one, am acutely aware of the Africans’ plight and I am already aware of a foul mouthed, scruffy lout.

If Geldof and the rest were so concerned for the fate of Africans then they should use some of their substantial wealth to make a difference. I don’t mean chucking money into Africa, that would just be siphoned off to fill the already overfull coffers of the personal accounts of the various government members but arrange and pay for a hospital to be built and staffed for the next five years or a school or two. Buy and take a few tractors to the farmers. Use their influence to break down the trade barriers and give the African farmer a fair deal in the world markets.