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Originally Posted by Pierre
There are many European directives, many are not from the EU but from OSPAR. Habitats Regulations, Marine Strategy Framework Directive, MPA's SAC's etc.
I think you are trying to refer to the water framework directive.
As with all these directives nothing is banned. If the river needs to be dredged or cleared it can be, but the proper assessment has to be done before hand.
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Well done for not allowing people to perpetuate the myth that the EU is responsible for all our regulations and for telling us what to do. People also forget that EU regulations, and the regulations and judgements issued by unrelated bodies like the ECHR, are often initiated by us and that we have up to 10% representation on these bodies.
On the subject of dredging there has been a lot of misinformation put about. e.g. The authorities were criticised for not allowing dredging on the Somerset Levels because water voles were being put before people. In fact, voles live on quite back waters on smaller water courses up stream. Also dredging upstream would be a very bad idea because that allows rainwater to get down to the flood plains much quicker. Water needs trapping and slowing in the hills, not speeding up.
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
I have taken everything on board concerning my opionon.
I will say again. Thie government has made severe cuts to everything, and yet feeds MPs with an 11% pay increases. Multi Millionaires with the MPs little group, are getting richer.
And yet, when it comes down to Joe Bloggs etc. We have to settle for 1%. They have made cuts to everything, including the Environment Agency which covers flooding.
What the government should do is LISTEN to local communities that are besides Rivers, build defences.
As soon as disasters happen in other countries, we are quick to jump on the goodwill bandwagon and send BILLIONS to these countries.
When it comes down to the UK, and those poor people who have lost everything in the floods. What Cameron has to do is to fund those people NOW, not six months or year. Such as Wraysbury.
Trouble is that you only every see an MPs is when they want your vote.
I feel for those poor people, and now the flooding it hitting parts of Scotland.
This is not down to Climate change, the thing that this government should do is Think, Learn and Listen to the people.
If local people that there area could be a flood problem, then MPs should seek there councils advice. And then act. Not wait till the damage has been done
I was shown a picture of a part of Devon today that is being hit by flooding
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There is no conflict between foreign aid and flood prevention and relief at home. There is enough cash to go around. Blaming Johnny Foreigner is a smoke screen set up by those who would divert our attentions away from those who withhold profit taxes or grab the larger part of the cake before the crumbs even get as far as the public purse.
Well-targeted foreign aid, apart from being the right moral thing to do, is also an investment in our future business partners and is an investment in our security. Those who want us out of the EU would do well to remember that we will be depending on friendly relations with these needy countries more than ever when we come to renegotiate all our trade deals.
Also money spent on mitigating the effects of global warming is money well spent if it means that less people will be migrating towards Europe from threatened coastal plains and river deltas or from sub-Saharan Africa.