[Kizzy]

Nobody thinks the depression was a magical era, I alluded to that yesterday to highlight that the UK was economically on it's knees and yet as a nation we wanted to help.
Could we have helped more? Yes and some families were lucky to be included in the lottery of selection, it does appear to have some similarities to the situation at the moment where tens of thousands will simply not make it regardless of their level of suffering, the weight of that fact is felt today as it was then.
Suggesting where you come from should denote your level of knowledge and or understanding of the issue is not a fair point to make to anyone least of all anyone interested or involved in politics.
There always will be organisations whose area of expertise is to take action during times of outbreak or emergency, that is separate to the issue in discussion in this thread.
Our involvement in search and rescue was reintroduced specifically due to being shamed after searches were called off last November.
Our country has areas of high conurbation but I don't believe it should be described as densely populated.