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Daily Mail: We all know what's gone wrong, or we think we do: not enough spending on flood defences. It's true that government cuts have exposed thousands of homes to greater risk, but too little public spending is a small part of the problem.
It is dwarfed by another factor, overlooked in public discussion: too much public spending.
Vast amounts, running into billions, are spent every year on policies that make devastating floods inevitable. This is the story that has not been told, a story of destructive......
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Drowned by EU millions: Thought ‘extreme weather’ was to blame for the floods?
Posted by Daily Mail: George Monbiot on January 18th, 2014
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