There needs to be a cross party, comprehensive review of flood protections, response plans and after care for residents. Both MPs and WNC need to work together to free up those "millions unspent" and bring it to Northants. They can start by lobbying the Minister to reopen the Flood Recovery Grant by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) which has not been activated/triggered following the recent storms of September and November 2024 and not since Oct 23 and Jan 24. That would be a great start whilst they look at more long term solutions. I struggle to believe that's is not possible to reasonably predict the amount of rain that will fall from these storms and plan accordingly. Was it because of a lack of resources and it was a weekend? It's also baffling why Police were knocking doors at 2.30 but the official Flood warning wasn't delivered until 4.01 when clearly the water was already lapping at the doors of properties in St James. People need to put the money where the mouths are and deliver for the people they were elected to represent. I am genuinely pleased that some are taking it seriously but with our delivery of actions, it's all meaningless and like the water, it will flow away and be forgotten....until the next time.
Good reporting but using words like sham without any proof or further detail undermines your hard work. It implies a deliberate attempt to deceive. It would have been just as powerful to say the press conference refused to take questions, despite reporters asking for clarification on …., and leave it at that.
There needs to be a cross party, comprehensive review of flood protections, response plans and after care for residents. Both MPs and WNC need to work together to free up those "millions unspent" and bring it to Northants. They can start by lobbying the Minister to reopen the Flood Recovery Grant by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) which has not been activated/triggered following the recent storms of September and November 2024 and not since Oct 23 and Jan 24. That would be a great start whilst they look at more long term solutions. I struggle to believe that's is not possible to reasonably predict the amount of rain that will fall from these storms and plan accordingly. Was it because of a lack of resources and it was a weekend? It's also baffling why Police were knocking doors at 2.30 but the official Flood warning wasn't delivered until 4.01 when clearly the water was already lapping at the doors of properties in St James. People need to put the money where the mouths are and deliver for the people they were elected to represent. I am genuinely pleased that some are taking it seriously but with our delivery of actions, it's all meaningless and like the water, it will flow away and be forgotten....until the next time.
Good reporting but using words like sham without any proof or further detail undermines your hard work. It implies a deliberate attempt to deceive. It would have been just as powerful to say the press conference refused to take questions, despite reporters asking for clarification on …., and leave it at that.