Hands up, I got it wrong. I wasn't mocking the flood victims, more that there was a woman on the telly moaning that she'd had no electricity for three days and that her Christmas had been "A complete disaster".
I'd have more respect for Cameron if he'd met those people and said "I've been to Africa and seen people who've not eaten for a week. I've met men who have lost their legs in Afghanistan. I've seen beggars in India that aren't expected to live to their teens. You've gone three days without...