Super Hans Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 You can throw a load of money at some Dutch engineers, get them to come over here, build us some dykes & windmills or whatever they do these days. Yeah you could do that and maybe then people will have to start paying the same taxes as the Dutch as well. I'm not saying that Dutch flood defences aren't good, but with that comes some of the highest taxes in the world which people in the UK just don't want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Yeah you could do that and maybe then people will have to start paying the same taxes as the Dutch as well. I'm not saying that Dutch flood defences aren't good, but with that comes some of the highest taxes in the world which people in the UK just don't want. Just saying, it is a matter of not enough money being spent, there are things that could be done to prevent flooding if the will was there. The dredging that was normally done had been cancelled. Some of those flood prevention measures are fairly easy & relatively cheap compared to the cost of flood damage. It's just been neglected & left us all with a higher bill. They saved £1.5m or something pointless to cost upwards of £100m when it flooded. Disaster prevention is usually cheaper than recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I don't think the North/South thing is a reason to vote UKIP, but I do wonder what the impact of our ever increasing population has on these sorts of events. Reduce immigration into this country and we reduce our population growth. Regards Doom ---------- Post added 11-02-2014 at 07:57 ---------- Catcliffe has had it's issues with flooding in recent years, yet they're building thousands of homes at Waverley which is within walking distance of Catcliffe. What caused the flooding at Catcliffe and is Waverley similarly vulnerable? Is all the additional hardstanding and water it's likely to generate going to compound the problems down at Catcliffe? I'm not an Engineer, so I don't know the answers, but I've often wondered about the sanity of building so many houses in an area that has recently had atrocious flooding. Regards Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Why cant we sort our own ppl out (England) instead of sending god knows how much to other places out of England !! Because that's an idiotic argument. It isn't a straight choice between giving money to foreign aid or to flood defence. Nobody sat there in Whitehall and made that specific decision. You could argue instead why don't we make corporations pay their taxes instead of them spiriting profits away? ---------- Post added 11-02-2014 at 08:40 ---------- Why cant we sort our own ppl out (England) instead of sending god knows how much to other places out of England !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosxuk Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Just saying, it is a matter of not enough money being spent, there are things that could be done to prevent flooding if the will was there. Holland is a different situation though - and yes, they've spent astronomical amounts of money on flood prevention, but they've also allocated previously inhabited areas as new flood plain, and declared that other areas will not be protected in the event of flooding with people being allowed to decide whether to continue to live there. All the Dutch authorities have done really is protect those areas which lie below sea level. That and annoy their neighbouring countries - by restricting the flow of water out to the sea, they've caused numerous floods inland further up the rivers - pretty much like the Somerset levels. And even then, they admit there's nothing they can do to stop certain areas being eventually reclaimed by the sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Some good pictures here of previous storm damage to the rail line at Dawlish: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-26125244 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Some good pictures here of previous storm damage to the rail line at Dawlish: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-26125244 Given how close the line is to the sea it's hardly surprising it gets damaged now and again is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Some good pictures here of previous storm damage to the rail line at Dawlish: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-26125244 I used to go up and down that line when I was going to and from University. Coming home, there wasn't a greater sight as I usually went through there in the evening, it really made you feel like you were home. Going away it caused a heavy heart as you had to say goodbye to the sea for a good while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Tray Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Because that's an idiotic argument. It isn't a straight choice between giving money to foreign aid or to flood defence. Nobody sat there in Whitehall and made that specific decision.Of course it isn't idiotic. Make overseas aid voluntary and see how little they'd collect, go tell the flood victims that overseas aid is more important than their welfare, even worse tell them that is quite acceptable for money from their taxes to e sent to despot/space age/nuclear powers. I'd like to see you tell them that to their faces. ---------- Post added 11-02-2014 at 17:21 ---------- Yeah you could do that and maybe then people will have to start paying the same taxes as the Dutch as well. I'm not saying that Dutch flood defences aren't good, but with that comes some of the highest taxes in the world which people in the UK just don't want. And have you asked British tax payers like the UKIP have if they're happy with overseas aid coming before UK needs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butlers Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 We are the a wealthy country. Lets find the extra cash for the repairs out of the 99.3%of our national budget, not the 0.7% that gets used for overseas development Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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