Will you buy Bob Geldof's Ebola song?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Bob Geldof is to release of a fourth version of the Band Aid charity single, Do They Know It's Christmas to raise money to tackle Ebola as just over 5000 have died in a specific part of Africa.

Are you going to buy it or do you think he should perhaps try and solve some problems in the UK?

http://www.decidethis.co.uk/images/534aac67/1fac59-21355641.jpg

[waterhog]

i have mixed emotions on this - might do a poem on this.

its such ashame to feel mixed about helping - but there are so many factors that enter my head.

[Vanessa]

Yes, i will. It's for a good cause.

[mizzy25]

no I will not be buying it.

[kirklancaster]

Yes - I believe in St. Bob and his good causes. I'll just put it with ball the other Band Aid singles I have.

[Crimson Dynamo]

"Each winter, 1 older person dies needlessly every 7 minutes from the cold - that’s 200 deaths a day that could be prevented.

As we get older, our bodies respond differently to the cold – increasing the likelihood of a heart attack, stroke, pneumonia, and breathing difficulties. Of the winter deaths that happen every year, 9 in 10 are older people.

Over half a million older people spend Christmas Day alone."

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/spread-the-warmth/what-is-spread-the-warmth/

Age UK estimates that 1.7 million older people in the UK can’t afford to heat their homes, and over a third (36%) of older people in the UK say they live mainly in one room to save money.

Cold weather adds to the financial worries of older people. 30% say they avoid heating rooms like the bedroom, bathroom or living room because they are worried about the cost.

[arista]

No I will Not


The money goes to the nation leaders


Africa is Fecked

[Niamh.]

His "cause" seems to be third world countries, big deal? that's what he wants to raise money for, they're a whole lot worse off over there than people in Britain are. It's a sad state of affairs when someone gets criticized for trying to do something good.

[Nedusa]

No..........for many reasons

Song has been done to death

Why is he jumping on the same old record a charity song for some African cause...please give it a rest.

why doesnt he get a proper hairstyle

We are already giving money for Ebola aid as well as our Govt giving millions in foreign aid to Africa.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Department for International Development

UK AID TOP 5

Top 5 places we work

Ethiopia Budget £365.4m

Pakistan Budget £311.83m

Nigeria Budget £228.01m

Bangladesh Budget £192.76m

Tanzania Budget £186.87m

Project budgets for each country [FY14/15]

http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/

[smudgie]

No.

[arista]

No..........for many reasons

Song has been done to death

Why is he jumping on the same old record a charity song for some African cause...please give it a rest.

why doesnt he get a proper hairstyle

We are already giving money for Ebola aid as well as our Govt giving millions in foreign aid to Africa.



Bang On Right N

[Withano]

What a bunch of negative Nancy's we have here

[Niamh.]

What a bunch of negative Nancy's we have here


:love:

[Kizzy]

Yes I will.

[Marsh.]

His "cause" seems to be third world countries, big deal? that's what he wants to raise money for, they're a whole lot worse off over there than people in Britain are. It's a sad state of affairs when someone gets criticized for trying to do something good.

This. This. This.

[Josy]

Yeah.

[Livia]

No, I won't be buying it. The UK is one of only a handful of countries who've stepped up to the plate over the ebola crisis, maybe Bob should be urging the French and the Germans and all the other countries twiddling their thumbs instead of giving aid, to buy his record as they've done little enough so far. The UK has already sent millions of pounds on top of the billions we already send abroad in foreign aid, and a Royal Navy ship has been sent along with troops and medics etc. As a country I think we've been exemplary so far and I have contributed to that through my tax. Any charity donations I give this Christmas will be going to help those in need in this country.

[Crimson Dynamo]

No, I won't be buying it. The UK is one of only a handful of countries who've stepped up to the plate over the ebola crisis, maybe Bob should be urging the French and the Germans and all the other countries twiddling their thumbs instead of giving aid, to buy his record as they've done little enough so far. The UK has already sent millions of pounds on top of the billions we already send abroad in foreign aid, and a Royal Navy ship has been sent along with troops and medics etc. As a country I think we've been exemplary so far and I have contributed to that through my tax. Any charity donations I give this Christmas will be going to help those in need in this country.

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[Smithy]

Nah I'll download it tho, if it's a bop

[JoshBB]

What's so wrong with him wanting to help end a disease resulting in the deaths of thousands? Yes, there are bigger issues.. a lot of which we could solve between ourselves.. but one thing at a time.

[arista]

No, I won't be buying it. The UK is one of only a handful of countries who've stepped up to the plate over the ebola crisis, maybe Bob should be urging the French and the Germans and all the other countries twiddling their thumbs instead of giving aid, to buy his record as they've done little enough so far. The UK has already sent millions of pounds on top of the billions we already send abroad in foreign aid, and a Royal Navy ship has been sent along with troops and medics etc. As a country I think we've been exemplary so far and I have contributed to that through my tax. Any charity donations I give this Christmas will be going to help those in need in this country.



Very True Livia

[Kizzy]

Whatever other countries and their citizens do or don't do is not our concern is it?

We are aiding to ensure the virus is contained, that is far more proactive than closing borders for me.
Yes UK charities are important of course they are, I highly doubt though anyone would forgo donating to their chosen charity this winter due to the fact they bought Sir Bobs charity single.

[hijaxers]

Yes - I believe in St. Bob and his good causes. I'll just put it with ball the other Band Aid singles I have.

St Bob my arse ! Grabbing the limelight Yet again -Shame he never worries about his own family

[Niamh.]

St Bob my arse ! Grabbing the limelight Yet again -Shame he never worries about his own family


Wow that's really low

[kirklancaster]

Whatever other countries and their citizens do or don't do is not our concern is it?

We are aiding to ensure the virus is contained, that is far more proactive than closing borders for me.
Yes UK charities are important of course they are, I highly doubt though anyone would forgo donating to their chosen charity this winter due to the fact they bought Sir Bobs charity single.

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[Crimson Dynamo]

he was in that ridiculous celebration of being britain fiasco in tafalgar sq recenlty

does he not have any other interests, like bowls or reading?

[smudgie]

No, I won't be buying it. The UK is one of only a handful of countries who've stepped up to the plate over the ebola crisis, maybe Bob should be urging the French and the Germans and all the other countries twiddling their thumbs instead of giving aid, to buy his record as they've done little enough so far. The UK has already sent millions of pounds on top of the billions we already send abroad in foreign aid, and a Royal Navy ship has been sent along with troops and medics etc. As a country I think we've been exemplary so far and I have contributed to that through my tax. Any charity donations I give this Christmas will be going to help those in need in this country.

My Sentiments exactly Livia.

[Marsh.]

he was in that ridiculous celebration of being britain fiasco in tafalgar sq recenlty

does he not have any other interests, like bowls or reading?

Yeah, stop trying to do something bloody useful Bob and go play bowls!!! :fist:

[Calderyon]

No, i won´t. I´m already really low on cash.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Yeah, stop trying to do something bloody useful Bob and go play bowls!!! :fist:

useful?


do you trust geldof to make sue the money goes to the right places and gets used properly?



i dont

[Marsh.]

useful?


do you trust geldof to make sue the money goes to the right places and gets used properly?



i dont

Your trust issues are a separate topic entirely. :idc:

Either way, it's certainly more useful than playing bowls. :hmph:

[kirklancaster]

Your trust issues are a separate topic entirely. :idc:

Either way, it's certainly more useful than playing bowls. :hmph:

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Yeah. How comes moronic 'Rock Stars' can get off their heads on drugs and drink, be as promiscuous as they want, punch press photographers, and do feck all for anyone but themselves, and it's ignored with no public recrimination, yet when a guy who does none of that crap tries to use his 'celebrity' status for charitable purposes, he is jumped on and lambasted, and his motives questioned?

Geldorf doesn't need 'second-hand' fame - he is already famous; been there, done it, bought the T shirt - and his motives are what he purports them to be.

Like you say, Marsh - it's certainly more useful than playing bowls.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Your trust issues are a separate topic entirely. :idc:

Either way, it's certainly more useful than playing bowls. :hmph:

i like to have many topics running at any one time, like screens in Aristas's castle:hmph:


he would not get into a respectable bowls club until he got his hair cut or denied being Irish



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[Northern Monkey]

I probs won't buy it but he means well,Can't see how he can be critisized for it,If it helps keep ebola away from Britain then it can only be good.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I probs won't buy it but he means well,Can't see how he can be critisized for it,If it helps keep ebola away from Britain then it can only be good.

Its totally contained to a few countries in one part of Africa. His money will make zero impact.

3 times as many children died today from hunger and disease than all the ebola deaths from this outbreak


Each week in China around 5000 odd people die in road deaths

about the same amount as all the deaths in this outbreak, next week the road deaths in china will be double that of ebola

[Northern Monkey]

Its totally contained to a few countries in one part of Africa. His money will make zero impact.

3 times as many children died today from hunger and disease than all the ebola deaths from this outbreak


Each week in China around 5000 odd people die in road deaths

about the same amount as all the deaths in this outbreak, next week the road deaths in china will be double that of ebola

To be honest,I can't see him raising as much for Chinese road deaths.

[Crimson Dynamo]

To be honest,I can't see him raising as much for Chinese road deaths.

:joker:


I am sure ed sheeran could knock up a ditty

[erinp5]

Amy Childs might ....lol
'They're going to be amazing' - TOWIE star Amy Childs thinks Ebola is a boyband


http://metro.co.uk/2014/11/11/earth-to-amy-childs-reality-tv-star-thought-ebola-was-a-band-4943676/

[Marsh.]

i like to have many topics running at any one time, like screens in Aristas's castle:hmph:


he would not get into a respectable bowls club until he got his hair cut or denied being Irish



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Well we can agree about his awful hair at least.

[JoshBB]

Amy Childs might ....lol
'They're going to be amazing' - TOWIE star Amy Childs thinks Ebola is a boyband


http://metro.co.uk/2014/11/11/earth-to-amy-childs-reality-tv-star-thought-ebola-was-a-band-4943676/

lmao, probably an act tho. my mum's had breakfast with her recently and it sounded like amy wasn't as dumb as most think.

[joeysteele]

Yes, a definite yes.

[T*]

he was in that ridiculous celebration of being britain fiasco in tafalgar sq recenlty

does he not have any other interests, like bowls or reading?

I think he's had a hell of a lot on his mind this year, Give him some slack. He's probably doing things to take his mind off the happenings.

[GypsyGoth]

Nope I'm not going to buy it, I feel that I should care more about ebola, but I just don't. I'm not sure why.

[Marsh.]

Nope I'm not going to buy it, I feel that I should care more about ebola, but I just don't. I'm not sure why.

You're going to get ebola and die

[GypsyGoth]

You're going to get ebola and die

:laugh:

I've seen a couple of pics of people with it, it's truly horrific. And I know there are thousands dying from it, however I believe there are millions who die globally from alcoholism. Where is the media hysteria for that?

But I don't even give to alcohol charities and that's something that is closer to home. Maybe I'm just not very charitable.

[Marsh.]

:laugh:

I've seen a couple of pics of people with it, it's truly horrific. And I know there are thousands dying from it, however I believe there are millions who die globally from alcoholism. Where is the media hysteria for that?

But I don't even give to alcohol charities and that's something that is closer to home. Maybe I'm just not very charitable.

:bored: Scum.

[GypsyGoth]

:bored: Scum.

Do you give to charities?

[Marsh.]

Do you give to charities?

No. :fan:

[kirklancaster]

No. :fan:
:nono::nono:

Liar. You do.

[Marsh.]

:nono::nono:

Liar. You do.

You got me, I'm a giver. :smug:

[InOne]

No, these charity singles seem to be more about who's on it than the actual cause. Plus it's impossible to say how much of the money raised will actually reach the victims.

[Kizzy]

Who cares? That is the single most boring response and reason for not giving to a charity, whatever percentage gets there it's better than nothing.

[JoshBB]

No, these charity singles seem to be more about who's on it than the actual cause. Plus it's impossible to say how much of the money raised will actually reach the victims.

That's the same with every charity though.