Geldof Betrayed the Poor

George Monbiot is indulging in a bit of 'I told you so', and Bob Geldof comes out badly. However Monbiot does seem to have a point. "Geldof ... seized a campaign which commanded great public enthusiasm, which had the potential gravely to embarrass Tony Blair and George Bush. He asked us to focus not on the harm the G8 leaders were doing, but on the help they might give. When they failed to deliver, he praised them anyway. His endorsement and the public forgetfulness it prompted helped license them to start reversing their commitments. When they did so, he said nothing. This looks to me like more than just political naivity. It looks as if he is working for the other side."
George Monbiot � The Man Who Betrayed the Poor: