The thread was started to flag up that those that think Charity Begins at Home are wrong. Very wrong. Ask those in the Philippines and the generous Brits who have donated over £30m if “charity begins at home”.

But do you think it’s right that children’s hospices, cancer care centres, bereavement counselling, respite care etc. should completely rely on charity? I think the least governments could do is to match charity donations. Would anyone really complain if their taxes went on to such as I’ve listed rather than wasted on utterly useless expenditure such as the Trident replacement? Actually, I suspect they would…..

That is impressive, as is the £31m raised last night on CiN. Some may be bored of it but clearly not enough to stop giving generously.

Well, we’ve sat and watched Children in Need since it started and it’s been entertaining and sometimes very moving. The generosity of the British public is shown once again to be second to none.
One thing that does strike is how many of these essential support services rely so much on charity funding – surely the time has come for our taxes to pay for some of this.

It’s all there if trouble yourself to look for it.

How easy was that?

Well fortunately for those actually in need of charity, many have not given up on it. The year on year increase in the donations they receive is testament to the generosity of the British public.
As it is mostly UK charities that benefit from CIN I would have thought many on here would have supported it wholeheartedly.

The solution is in your hands. If you don’t like, don’t watch it, although how you can criticize it if you haven’t seen it for years is beyond me.

It looks like the generosity of the British public comes to the fore again. £23m in two days. Fantastic. However, I wonder if that will affect the CIN total?

As you say their problems will not be solved by immediate and urgent aid. The long term effects are probably still to be fully assessed.

They haven’t got clean water and any food so immediate aid is exactly what they need. Once people are fed and treated medically then they can start to help themselves.