Government policy to help flooding

Government policy to help flooding

I've just spent another day away from my day job visiting businesses affected by the floods in York. I again encountered a really positive attitude from York business despite the damage done to their livelihoods.

Then I gereturned to the office and read the Government's response below. Instead of blue sky thinking or listening to professionals, just as with air quality policy, they look to "industry" for the solution, when they are often contributors to the problem.

I think I will be spending more time on flood relief in the future.

Better get ready for the Duke of York's visit! ;-)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/georgemonbiot/2016/jan/07/liz-truss-is-choosing-to-protect-farmers-over-flood-victims

Alistair Heaton

Administrative Officer at Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

9 年

Pretty simple how to stop flooding, plant allot of trees around the rivers and also on the areas where the rivers start. Then release beaver into the rivers. The combination of trees and Beaver dams should hopefully cut the flooding down.

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