Re: Where is Boris?
Originally Posted by
Barry
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Swimmy, why on earth is it the fault of a man who's only been in power for ten minutes, that we have had two storms of biblical proportions back to back, and what use would Boris possibly be down there on the front line anyway, except for eating up the time of the emergency services?
Whilst I agree with you on HS2 wholeheartedly, I just wonder how much money you would want to spend on flood defences at the expense of something else? How much, I wonder, would you need to spend for no-one to get flooded under such conditions, and let's consider anyway that whatever defences we put around towns it will only divert the water elsewhere, such as the countryside and farmland which is just as important. The quantity of water will be just the same, just the distribution is altered.
Whilst I am sure there can't be anyone who doesn't empathise with the victims of these horrendous floods, it remains the case that we will never be able to protect low lying towns and riverside areas from flooding completely.
Take the example of Upton upon Severn, who have had millions spent on flood defences in recent years but are still expecting for them to be breached later today, or even further afield to Japan, who installed 6 metre tsunami defences only to be overcome by a 10 metre tsunami. You can throw as much money as you like at flood defences, but some responsibility surely has to lie with people who buy houses in low lying areas and flood plains? The areas at the side of rivers particularly have flooded for milennia, yet still people choose to live there so explain that one to me...
Barry, At first, l thought Boris should’ve visited the flood areas but after reading your post, I totally agree with you.
The very first question l have ever asked when buying a house is, ‘Have you ever been flooded?’