Moggiee,
I didn't call it f*ck all, I called it paltry. At 50 cents each (and that's what £15 m amounts to), I do think it's far too little, especially when areas for which we have some historic/moral responsibility (Ceylon/India) and where we are still held in such high regard are so hard hit.
This is going to cost an estimated £7.2 Bn, so we need to dig deep and suffer a little pain. A penny in the pound for one year wouldn't be too much to ask, surely? (We could even provide the entire amount ourselves if we canned the carriers! Joke, WEBF, before you start.)
And I'd agree that it looks exceptionally generous beside the contribution of the richest and most powerful economy on the planet.
And I do just wonder:
How much the US spent post 9/11 on 'relief'.
How much the US spent in Florida on 'relief' after the Hurricanes.
How much the US spends on Agricultural subsidies.
How much the US spent on ordnance and extra fuel during ops in Afghanistan and Iraq over the last 18 months.
And how much we've spent on the same ops.