British public donate £4million to Pakistan

[Gromit]

In these times of austerity, it is heartening to see the British public generously donating to the victims of the Pakistan flood.

http://www.metro.co.u...n-flood-relief-effort

Well done the British public!

[boxtops]

Islamic Relief was on the radio this morning saying how amazed they were at the almost instaneous response - I have Pakistani friends whose families live in these areas and I can't imagine that they haven't donated already. Also, Ramadan starts on Wednesday which is a time of traditionally giving to charity, I expect the funds will be dramatically boosted by those donations in a couple of weeks' time.

[joeluke]

I wouldn't donate so much as a penny for them

Charity begins at home

[Gromit]

JohnMac45

4 million? The census figure is 747,285 people of Pakistani origin in the UK. Admittedly it has gone up since 2001, but nowhere near 4 million.

[thetruthhurts]

4.000,000???? Absolute nonsense

[berniecuddles]

what pis5es me off are the likes of Imran khan and Amir khan(boxer) telling me please help with donations, bet you a £1 these two very wealthy men aint put a penny in to help!!
i have an old rubber dinghy if that helps they can have it!!

[THECORBYLOON]

I can't find recent offical figures but the reports estimate that there are more than one million of Pakistani origin.

JohnMac45 if they have twelve children and they are not counted, would the four million you have plucked from God knows where not mean there are about 280,000 adults?

[Gromit]

It seems some ABers are short of the milk of human kindness.

As I have suspected, AB is not representative of the country at large, who are willing to help innocent victims of a natural disaster.

[THECORBYLOON]

I would say AB IS representative, it is just that some folk have an agenda against anything and anyone who is not white, English/British and Christian and bang on about it all the time

[Greedyfly]

Surely any country who needs help for any disaster should be helped by those who can?

We would expect it if it were us!

[boxtops]

You could have a point there, Corby.
The donations are not coming from the Government Foreign Aid pot, it's coming from individuals like us who are willing to put the price of a trolley token into a collecting pot to help people who have lost their homes (and in some cases no doubt, their breadwinners) in a disaster which is nothing like any of us resident in the UK have ever experienced.

[modeller]

Ah ! John you must remember Gromit's figures are those issued by the Labour Party so they must be true.
Also notice the term # 747,285 people of Pakistani origin in the UK. # It does not include all those born here during the past 50 odd years.
My Pakistani neighbours are in their 40s, were born here and they have 6 chidren . I have met many of their friends and family and with the exception of the grandparents all of the others are not classified as of Pakistani origin.

[THECORBYLOON]

Think you'll find the figures quoted by Gromit are from the 2001 Census NOT the Labour Party but don't let facts cloud the issue, eh?

[THECORBYLOON]

wyzard I'm sure the millions in Pakistan will laugh themsels silly at that "joke" as they wonder where their next meal will come from and sit amongst the ruins that were once their homes

[Gromit]

Modeller,

The figure I used is the official British Government one from the 2001 census (there was a bit of a clue when I wrote that it has undoubtedly risen since 2001). It may be a bit out of date now, but far more reliable than some made up one from a BNP website.

The term 'of Pakistani origin' can mean born in the UK or abroad. They are British of Pakistani origin.

[modeller]

Corbyloon I was waiting for that comment.
There are a few points concerning the 2001 census . The questions had to be approved and organised by the by the Labour party . Anything they didn't like was not included.
The opposition parties said they had wanted other questions included and some of the words changed.
The question concerning birth was specific . It did not state origin it said place of birth.
Also bear in mind most illegals refuse to admit their place of origin to prevent the authorities sending them back.
Remember also there is no compulsion to answer every question or to even answer the census at all.
Do you know anybody who was presecuted for not filling in the form or failing to answer all the questions.

[modeller]

Here is a list of the relevant census questions:
3. There were three Census questions in 2001 on the topic of ethnicity and religion.
Country of birth. This question asked "What is your country of birth?" with tick box options of: England; Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland; Republic of Ireland and Elsewhere, please write in the present name of the country.
Ethnic Group. This question was similar to the one asked in 1991, but with changes in some categories. In particular, people could tick "mixed" for the first time. It asked "What is your ethnic group? Chose ONE section from A to E, then tick the appropriate box to indicate your cultural background.
A White. Tick box options of: British; Irish or Any other White background (please write in).
B Mixed. Tick box options of: White and Black Caribbean; White and Black African; White and Asian or any other Mixed background (please write in).
C Asian or Asian British. Tick box options of: Indian; Pakistani; Bangladeshi; Any other Asian background (please write in).
D Black or Black British. Tick box options of: Caribbean; African; Any other Black background (please write in).
E Chinese or other ethnic group. Tick box options of: Chinese; Any other (please write in).
Religion. This question was new in 2001 and was voluntary. It asked "What is your religion" with tick box options of: None; Christian; Buddhist; Hindu; Jewish; Muslim; Sikh; Any other religion, please write in.