annep I don’t see what Christianity has to do with it. What if Cliff was a professed Muslim or Hindu? Surely you are not saying that those religions don’t have compassion for others?
I do understand that for many people in this country now, they can afford only the essentials of life and when they have paid the rent, the energy bills, put food on the table and clothed their children, there is nothing left. That’s not Cliff’s fault, and apart from paying his taxes and making charitable donations I wouldn’t expect him to do anything else.
The rest of us have disposable income.
We can choose what we spend it on. Some us might spend £100 on a new hairdo, we might have a new dress, we might go out to an expensive restaurant.
Anyone with any disposable income at all, can choose whether or not to spend £100 on a ticket to see Cliff.
I personally wouldn’t, but it’s probably a fair price considering the costs involved and I think you’re being rather unfair to imply that he is exploiting his fans.