idf101

With all this flooding around the country and the talk of no water/food in some areas i wonder why we have not heard of any disaster fund being set up?
Is it because it is in the UK and not some african country and so the bleeding hearts are not interested?
I remember we airlifted out water not so long ago to some country whose name escapes me however in my view condoms would be more appropriate.

stilover

The North Floods. Government do nothing.

The South Floods. Government pledge to pay 100% of Councils clean-up bills.

The Snug Rhino

I dont think any disaster funds have been set up for when a few Africans have to spend a night in a hotel......its normally the result of millions of them being dead.

PeteBrant

Beat me to it. Slight difference in scale I beleive.

corradoboy

Are the people of New Orleans doing anything to help ?

richie001

iTrader: (3)

what would scooby do

That's because the Northern floods actually cleaned the place up a bit

stilover

How do I infract somebody

stilover

As per my post. What don't you understand?

Kuro

Interesting isn't it

Suddendly the south is up to it's knees in raw sewage and it's big news

what would scooby do

You're a southerner to me anyhoo


Born in N. Yorks = me

Jamie

No rain here yet

Just big sharks near filey

idf101

Take the point regarding the scale so maybe a smaller disaster fund should be set up.

PeteBrant

So you mean the poorest nations on earth should be making donations to the the forth richest country on the planet to help them get over the flood?

Perhaps we could beam images of people having to slum it in relations 4 bedroom detached pads, or hotels, straight into the single room homes and shanty towns of the average African home. That will tug at thier heart strings and show them just how lucky they are.


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Or do you just mean that we shoudl set up a disaster fund internally?

kingofturds

iTrader: (1)

Council cutbacks on drain clearage (in some areas non existent) building on flood plains (which GB has said will not cease) sounds like a plan

stilover

I take it you don't know that Darlington is North of N. Yorkshire then

Bet you got an `U` in Geography. U as is ******* usless.

The Zohan

I am prepared to donate all of northamptons chavs to help clean up and get the place tidy - well i would do, but they already knicked a load of cars and all the pedalos from Billing Aquadrome to head up north and down south to loot the empty properties!

Paul3446

It's only a flippin' river bursting it's banks, some stupid woman on the radio was talking about councelling being available for people affected by it.

D.K.1

North or South, there are now a lot of people homeless with the flooding situation

A fund set up to help them with food and lodgings etc would not be a bad thing IMO

The Dogs B******s

Here Here, its about time we looked after our own first for a change.

Paul3446

Why not just leave it to the insurance companies? That's what they're there for, all these people need is a supply of drinking water for a few days.

Yes, it's inconvinient and yes it must be horrible to have your home flooded, but let's face it, people had it far worse in the war and didn't need disaster funds and counselling.

All they need is a bit of good old British spirit!

richie001

iTrader: (3)

didn't see much of that over the weekend when some people started fighting in the supermarket's

Paul3446

That'll be the Chavish spirit!

Freak

people gave all their cash to the ****ing madaeline fund/geldoff/bono/africa didn't they