Children In Need? I Didn't Know They Were Extinct! - Originally Appeared On myspace On 17th November 2006

On the subject of charity, it appears that if you don't cry at the film clips on tonights Children In Need, then, apparently you don't have a heart!
Who passes this judgement? Lemon sucking news reader Natasha Kaplinsky.
This is one of the reasons that I never watch these kind of shows. The emotional blackmail that is relied upon to raise money for things that in a civilised society the government should provide is unacceptable.
If I see one more video clip with Eva Cassidy warbling in the background I'll scream.
Its not that I don't feel sorry for these poor kids, but if we remove the burden of responsibility from the government we will find ourselves in a situation where ALL of societies ills will need to be funded by charitable donations.
When a government can waste billions of pounds on an illegal war ( which itself has caused untold misery to the children of Iraq) then surely it can find a few million to help unfortunate kids in this country.



(See also Charity Begins At Home blog)