That was an appeal for east Africa by the Conservative party

[Gromit]

Generous use of tv airtime or gimmick?

[Halifaxmum]

Gross - I bet they've given 0.0001% of their income, I bet the poor who give, give a hell of a lot more!

[maclarencat]

Yes would be interesting to know just how generous they had been.

[bednobs]

it made me laugh (not the whole people dying every six minutes thing, but the sentiment behind it)

[Purple_Popple]

and what about our own homeless, hungry, poverty stricken, elderly, sick & vulnerable people in not so 'Great' Britain ??? We need help here first....we do enough for every other country...

[Halifaxmum]

Purple - can't we do both? I do a few small monthly donations to appeals like this, I don't think it should be one or the other?

[rojash]

I only saw the beginning, as when they suggested that I should turn over or go and make a cup of tea, I took their advice.

[Gromit]

For those who didn't see it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucnXwKAzAo0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[anotheoldgit]

Yes this was not a party political broadcast, but simply an appeal for East Africa, by our 'Liberal Prime Minister', which was closely followed by a similar appeal by I believe, the Red Cross.

What next an appeal for aid to Palestine, by the Labour Party?

[Gromit]

AOG

The Jewish/Israel Lobby is highly influencial in the Labour Party, so raising money for the Palestinians is unlikely. The Millibands were Jewish immmigrants.