We shouldn’t be deriding Geldof, we should be saluting him

Concern in Sierra Leone have buried thousands of bodies in the last few weeks from the ebola virus. Even if you hate the song — buy it, urges Dominic McSorley

We shouldn’t be deriding Geldof, we should be saluting him

Band Aid is about more than money; it is about awakening activism in the young and highlighting the shortfall in international funding for humanitarian emergencies.

Almost immediately after the airing of the new version of Do They Know It’s Christmas? the cynicism began.

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