Independent: A scientist who co-wrote a report seven years ago predicting current levels of flooding says that ministers are still disinclined to do what is needed. The PM must show leadership as much as sympathy
The current flooding crisis is one of a succession to hit England. After the widespread flooding in 2000, the Department of Trade and Industry commissioned the Foresight Future Flooding study which involved some 90 national experts. The reports covered how flood risks would change up to the 2080s...