The BBC has a nice piece capturing the lack of follow-through on the G-8 promises of more aid to the developing world here.  It is pathetic, but sadly unsurprising, that we have seen only 44% of the G-8 commitment come to fruition.
The whole thing makes Noel Gallagher (the former – and probably impending – talent in Oasis) look like a cross between a policy genius and a fortune teller:
From Guardian.co.uk:
“Correct me if I’m wrong, but are they hoping that one of these guys from the G8 is on a quick 15 minute break at Gleneagles (in Scotland) and sees Annie Lennox singing Sweet Dreams and thinks, ‘F**k me, she might have a point there, you know?’
“Keane doing Somewhere Only We Know and some Japanese businessman going, ‘Aw, look at him… we should really f**king drop that debt, you know.’
“It’s not going to happen, is it?”