Didn’t expect this to happen so soon really.
Floods cause real hardship. At least a quarter of homes have no
contents insurance. Those who don’t have the £150 for basic protection
are usually the least able to afford repairs and replacements. The
Association of British Insurers reckons that replacing a low income
household’s furnishings and goods would cost at least £5000. The
uninsured are also least likely to have friends with space to put them
up or families with money to spare. The Environment Agency says it is
mainly the most deprived postcodes that are the most flood-prone.
Historic social topography shows that in towns the poor live by the
river near industrial areas, while the rich are up on the hill. Guess
who is destined for the Thames Gateway flood plain.
And who was responsible for that Thames Gateway plan? Why, The Maximum Tone and John Prescott. They’ve only been out of office a week and already she’s turned on them. There’s loyalty for you!
But then it has ever been thus with loyalty amongst certain classes…you can rent it but you can’t buy it.
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