It really was
rather pathetic. Nicola and Yvette
offering their spare rooms to the refugees from Syria. Somewhat unedifying political posturing.
They knew full well that David Cameron could not
come back with a similar offer. So one
can only assume they made the statements to try to add embarrassment to the Prime
Minister. It’s funny,
virtually all the people I know who are wealthy and generous would never dream
of talking openly about their support to a charity or some cause. To do so would be repulsive to them.
Pity Nicola
and Yvette don’t seem to operate the same way.
Pity it is these wealthy people who donate truck loads without fanfare to
charities that they are continually sniping at.
I hope when
Nicola next stands up in the Scottish parliament she will acknowledge the quite
substantial effort that the UKs Conservative government has been channeling
in to try and stop the crisis happening in the first place. I am sure she will note that Britain is
already providing sanctuary to around 5,000 refugees. She will praise the UK as the second-largest
bilateral donor to the crisis and has already provided over £900 million in aid
to help those affected in Syria and the region. And the PM has just announced a lot more.
The UK have
funded shelter, food, water, vital medical supplies for millions of desperate
refugees fleeing the conflict and is helping them survive in the countries
around Syria, like Jordan and Lebanon. I think that’s
a pretty good record given the five wealthiest Gulf Nations have so far refused
to take a single Syrian refugee. Britain's
contribution is more than Saudi Arabia's £387 million , UAE's £359 million and
Qatar's £157 million combined.
“Well done
the UK” I expect Nicola to say.
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