tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post115934353965577964..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Bob Geldof's joined-up thinkingSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1159355462892994682006-09-27T11:11:00.000+00:002006-09-27T11:11:00.000+00:00Hi Simon, yes, that was basically my point. I'd no...Hi Simon, yes, that was basically my point. I'd not realised the extent of Coke's responsibility for the crisis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1159347588213461942006-09-27T08:59:00.000+00:002006-09-27T08:59:00.000+00:00Karl,The problem is not that these people didn't h...Karl,<BR/><BR/>The problem is not that these people didn't have water, and Coke didn't give them water.<BR/><BR/>In India, communities had water - which Coke then removed from them, either by over-use, or by polluting the watertable.<BR/><BR/>You could argue that the Indian Government should stand up to multinational corporations, but why the Indian government should be any better than the American or UK governments at doing that isn't clear.Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1159345243544516272006-09-27T08:20:00.000+00:002006-09-27T08:20:00.000+00:00Now, I'm not a fan of either Geldof or Coke, but d...Now, I'm not a fan of either Geldof or Coke, but doesn't India have a government that should be sorting out the provision of safe drinking water?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com