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The point is that being soooo socially concerned and foul mouthed in support of the poor of Africa and the world in general has turned out to be a fairly profitable career move.

Not only has Geldof's seen an increase in record sales on the back of his fulminations, he now has the potential to earn even more through spaeking engagements. Which would be OK if he were to put that money where his foul mouth is, and practiced what he preaches. That he will not, and the money earned will go into his bank account, prooves my point that Live8 was more about public posturing than it ever was about solving the problems of the developing nations. To make a living and to increase your personal wealth by lecturing the world on what a bunch of tight fisted uncaring B*st*rds they are, is shabby and hypocritical, to say the least !

And what of all the consciousness raising that Live8 was supposed to be about? what has happened to that? Are any of us more likley to choose fair trade products over well known brands, which would do far more to help the poor than all of Saint Bob's profanity? Or are we more concerned with our own lives? We have all chipped in a bit for the BBC's campaign to help the starving in Niger, but as usual it is far too little and far too late. Thousands are already dead and thousands more will follow.

Ok the G8 Summit agreed to massive amounts of debt relief, but they were going to do that anyway! However, will that put food on as much as one child's plate this morning? And what of tomorrow morning and all the other mornings to come until the debt relief begins to trickle down through the layers of bureaocracy and corrupt officials?

Live8 was about raising consciousness allright, consciousness of fading rock stars. Many of who would fade away at the prospect of walking a few yards in the shoes of the poor, let alone a mile. And, as Elton John observed in the Telegraph the other day, it wasn't even that good of a concert!