Lots of peole have lost everything, Tewksbury and many villages are cut off, some places are running/have run out of water, water pumping stations are getting flooded, the water still rising in places, some places still to be hit hard yet, there's more rain forecast for this week.

Concrete over the place, build in flood plains, can't spend on upgrading sewers and drains cos it's all privatised and investment takes away from share/stockholders dividends.

things change in Britain at the speed of a glacier.

one politico drew a connection between the floods and climate change.

Thus does history bowl merrily along.

And while we live in a blame culture, it'll be someone else's fault, so little will change.

I can bring on loads more relevant hobby-horses - how many do you want. And all because all these supposedly distinct problems are interconnected. Hence E.M.Forster, "Only connect" ?







       Ivor