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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
Flooding happens year in and year out. We have residents who have lost everything due to the floods.
And yet each time we hear from a residents who says the same ' we have been let down by promises from various governments.
One resident even stated that one of the rivers was due to have it dredged, but this was cancelled due to cuts.
Doesn't the hypocrites of governments know that all they need to do is spend a few million throughout the years, to install flood barriers do dredging on a regular basis.
BUT, a major problem like in London, yes, we have the Woolwich barrier, but this is to protect the City of London.
But, we have people that have laid concrete for driveways, and totally got rid of grass. This causes flooding of streets, last year my road was approx. five inches deep in water as the drains were blocked and there was no where for the water to go.
I can just imagine tomorrow that Cameron will get heckled tomorrow, when he goes to the flood hit area's.
We need Investment in the Environment, NOT cuts
What Cameron can do is to spend some millions on HIS own people, instead of sending it abroad
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As much as we all sympathise for the loss of life and property even the defences put in place since the last big floods are not enough. It's not about throwing money at everything is about tackling the root of the issue and that's global warming. That starts with us, not the gov, we're all to blame, every watt of energy we use from fossil fuels, every litre of fuel we put in our cars, every holiday we take and the planes that fly us to our exotic destinations.
Invest in the environment? What like?