Naomi House in Hampshire is a special place. It is a hospice for children. They give loving care to children in their last days. It is in financial trouble because of the Icelandic bank collapse. It is very difficult to think of a more deserving charity.
Oh no it isn't. Treasury Minister Angela Eagle has thought of one, and said so during a debate on the matter yesterday:
MP for Basingstoke, Maria Miller, had secured a debate in the Commons to ask for help, but was told no special case could be made.
Treasury minister Angela Eagle said during the debate on Thursday: "All of them are very worthy but not all of them tie in directly with objectives that we would normally expect public money to be used for.
"I am a great lover of cats. The national Cats Protection League is one of them. How would we distinguish between helping one charity, and another charity, in that context. "
I'm a cat lover and long term owner of many. But, Cats versus dying children ? Any contest?
I agree it is difficult to choose between charities. But the comparison between a cat charity and a children's hospice is rather unfortunate and undermines the point which Eagle tried to make.
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