Charity begins in Iceland?

[Oneeyedvic]

Meanwhile people in Iceland - a country currently in desperate economic trouble - have shipped jumpers and blankets to pensioners in England this week, to keep them warm in the winter.

A container of woolies arrived in the north-east of England after an appeal on an Icelandic radio station. They were handed to local charities in Hull on Thursday.

The campaign started after two Icelanders living in Manchester wrote to the programme, saying they were appalled by the numbers of elderly people dying from cold-related illnesses in England.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7858104.stm

Who says that we don't get help from other countries?

[jake-the-peg]

Sounds familiar?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/artic le1078197.ece

[Gromit]

What a nice gesture. I will remember that when I pick up my Chicken Kievs from one of their Freezer Centres.

[Oneeyedvic]

Jake, I am sure that you are not trying to compare Idi Amin to some Icelandic folk

[jno]

in return perhaps we should ship our nuclear waste to countries that have a shortfall.

[doomey!]

Iceland refused to comment whether the shipment of Jumpers contained any Katona's.

[rov1200]

Don't bring them to London. Boris will probably send them back. He has already refused free oil from Chavez to help the poor in London.

[stokemaveric]

they are trying to lull into a false sense of security and then want more cod out of the north sea............................

[BertiWooster]

Did anyone check the container to see if the icelandic prime minister was stowed away inside ?