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Less	13-11-2008 15:50

Every Year It's The Same.

Here we are again, at the climax of Children in need, it's Friday, Sir Terence will yet again be encouraging people to make complete fools of themselves all in the aid of Charity.

Now hang on, before you start sharpening your axes in preparation to cut me down to size, let me first of all state, I am all for helping children.

However this year will be the same as last year and all the years back to the beginning of this farce.

spoken with that cheeky little lilt of his Sir Terry will be cajoling us all to beat the amount we donated last year, get out your credit cards and pay until it hurts, lets make this a great amount that we need.

Why do we need it? Children are still starving in Africa, children are still dying of neglect here, it's not more money we need,

It's, more compassion, more care, more love.

Yes I do agree, let's make this a record breaking year for 'Children In Need', let's all actually give a damn!

jaysay

13-11-2008 16:03

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Originally Posted by Less (Post 650397)

Think that says it all Less, karma on its way

Retlaw

13-11-2008 21:44

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I agree with whats been said about helping the children,
but how much of the money collected, actually gets to them,
what with all the bribes and backhanders, tyrants loading their
pockets, bigshots administering the funds, armed insurgents
creating road blocks, and looting supplies, etc etc.

Retlaw.

West Ender

13-11-2008 21:56

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I can't feel quite the same about it since I learned that Mr Wogan gets paid for his charity stint.

cashman

13-11-2008 21:59

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Originally Posted by West Ender (Post 650529)

I can't feel quite the same about it since I learned that Mr Wogan gets paid for his charity stint.

me too, it rubs the wrong way when so-called stars are appealing n scooping out of it.

lindsay ormerod

13-11-2008 22:16

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Done a bit tonight with the quiz at cricket club , raised £150, Boots does loads too, it's a good cause.:)

Neil	13-11-2008 22:18

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Originally Posted by West Ender (Post 650529)

I can't feel quite the same about it since I learned that Mr Wogan gets paid for his charity stint.

Here is a link about it

One thing in that article annoys me - in 2005 he was paid £800,000 for his Radio 2 program. How can that be good value for money?

cashman

13-11-2008 22:21

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well it does say in the past he has donated things fer auction fer em,......like his tie.:rolleyes:

Benipete

13-11-2008 22:34

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 650531)

me too, it rubs the wrong way when so-called stars are appealing n scooping out of it.

Well that's two of us then,It also annoys me when millionaires use these events as a huge publicity stunt to swell their own album sales.
You can throw as much money as you like at Africa but it will not make one bit of difference.
History tells us that,Until they stop killing themselves there will be no end to the suffering.

Rant over.:hidewall::hidewall:

garinda

13-11-2008 23:52

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Originally Posted by West Ender (Post 650529)

I can't feel quite the same about it since I learned that Mr Wogan gets paid for his charity stint.

I totally agree, though I believe he doesn't charge them now the £9,065.00 fee that he's taken since 1980, but only after the matter became public, and the public outrage that ensued.

jaysay

14-11-2008 10:16

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 650549)

I totally agree, though I believe he doesn't charge them now the £9,065.00 fee that he's taken since 1980, but only after the matter became public, and the public outrage that ensued.

Think I must have been asleep cuz I didn't know he got paid. Good job my old man ain't still around, he'd be frothing, he just couldn't stand Wogan one little bit

Tealeaf

14-11-2008 10:23

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All BBC employees appearing in this event get paid. It is part of their contract.

garinda

14-11-2008 10:41

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Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 650624)

All BBC employees appearing in this event get paid. It is part of their contract.

Not according to the press, after the details were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.

His co-hosts, Natasha Kaplinsky, Eamonn Holmes and Fearne Cotton etc., are, or have been employed by the B.B.C., and did the event for free.

Wogan is the only celeb paid for Children In Need | Mail Online

Tealeaf

14-11-2008 10:46

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 650636)

I would suggest that you look a little more closely at the figure of £1.2m (quoted in the article above) which it costs to stage this garbage.

garinda

14-11-2008 10:56

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Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 650638)

I would suggest that you look a little more closely at the figure of £1.2m (quoted in the article above) which it costs to stage this garbage.

...and I would suggest you note the direct quote from the B.B.C., given in the form of a letter, after being forced to by the Information Commission, that says, and I quote, 'No other B.B.C. presenters or personalities were paid.';)

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