There is a callous attitude displayed by some on here towards those in need that weren't born here. I don't think censoring grim realities particularly helps that.

What has Cameron actually done?!!!! Telling the EU that we aren't going to help isn't doing anything!

Sending a British warship to pick up floating migrants and land them in southern European EU states is absurd - it just hands the problem to someone else.

What is the UK's long-term policy on immigration and how does it stack up in the current crisis? I suspect the only way to change the current situation is to leave Europe and regain control of our borders.

It's possibly the hottest potato in the forthcoming referendum debate but who's going to be brave enough to stand up and discuss it rationally?

I'll respect Cameron if he does but somehow I have a strong feeling that he won't tackle it head on or offer any long-term solutions.

Denial is not just a river in Egypt!

Women don't have balls. And this woman must have no children, because the lack of respect she showed that boy is the most shocking thing about that picture. It's wrong on too many levels.
People DO NOT need to see a picture of a dead child to realise children are dying, everyday.
The same as you should not need to see a picture of a child being abused to realise that there are children who get abused.
I'm not exactly sure what you think racists and bigots has to do with all this.
Seriously, mate, if you think people should take pictures of dead children, so other people can look at them..... Hang your head in shame, you sick, sick person.

Its a very difficult situation, that, in my humble opinion can only be solved at its source, but as that region of the world has been in conflict for what seems like forever we can not hope to find a soloution any time soon. Images of dead/dying kids invoke a sudden response in people and rightly so (vietnam, african famine etc), but refugees have always died trying to find safety so i find it a bit strange that it has only happened now. Bit rambling i know but still trying to think rationally about this taking emotion out of it.

This picture has undeniably resulted in a change in tone of how this crisis is reported, even in the right wing rags. It's also no doubt contributed to the decision to take more refugees in. So there's that.

The tone of how it's reported has sunk to a woman thinking it's ok to photograph a dead child. And people being encouraged to view that image, as it gets shared around the world.
It's wrong/sick.

The fact that there are more refugees, and countries being forced to act like they 'care', means more refugees are being taken in.