Yesterday Corbyn put the boot into the Tories on the floods oop north.

I have since heard several local Labour politicians give a more measured response e.g Mayor of Sheffield. They were more politically aware than Corbyn and said "this is not the time for political point scoring, people have lost their homes etc."

Frankly Corbyn could do himself a favour by listening to how they responded to the questions. They came across as measured and fair and beneath the rhetoric they still managed a dig at the Tories.

Also Corbyn was wrong with his snide remark about if the floods happened in the south. Apparently the north has received far more funding for flood prevention than the south. Now maybe it hasn't been spent wisely but he just can't resist having a dig which he can't back up with facts.

How the money is spent is down to the Environment Agency and many question their competency but that is not necessarily the fault of the government.

None of this helps those who have lost their homes of course. I also wonder if the local Labour people were more measured because they are concerned someone might ask the question who allowed homes to be built here. And then again a flood expert pointed out that that amount of rain was bound to cause trouble and you cannot prevent every flooding.

Still all to play for.

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With George Soros as her backing band, apparently

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Let alone Somerset in 2012, when the best we got was a flying 20 minute visit from a man from the EA (in a suit and polished shoes!) who got out of his chauffeur driven limo, looked at all the water and the one lone pump and went off again.....

It was only when Prince Charles can down to Muchelney for the day (in Barbour and wellies) talked to the farmers and the flood-isolated victims, then went off back to town and kicked some ars*s, that anything happened.

Politicians and flooding never mix

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A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

Meanwhile the Green Party have announced if they win they will appoint a "carbon Chancellor".

Well why not after all we had a few wooden tops in the past.

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your champion - Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson - looks pretty poor here
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Edited by Bill E Pilgrim (13 Nov 2019 12.57pm)