Absence of Leadership seems apparent as well. Head of the Environment Agency is on holiday in I think, Barbados...I was reading about it in one of the rags. To be fair, his 100k GBP p.a. job is only part time... and also everyone does deserve a holiday - just bad timing? Or worse, maybe he doesn't care that much. Apparently he has like about 10 other jobs, directorships, paid roles...
I've seen pictures in some of the papers today of the Army erecting tinny looking temporary flood barriers that work as deflectors....a bit late now really. Do they work?
I'm sorry but it is really hard not to get an impression of Britain as an utterly bereft of ideas, totally caught on the hop and badly divided shambles at the moment. And yet the weather, long a topic of grim humour, may just may this time it could be a catalyst for some change - I really hope so.
(Didn't that prolonged period of bad weather in Europe 1771 plus ultimately be responsible for bringing about 1789 and all that?)
Well Storm Frank should be hitting soon. Good luck people.