tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post5956980622038047244..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: Leo McKinstry – Back Under Your RockTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-56556238012143211462014-02-12T21:26:43.046+00:002014-02-12T21:26:43.046+00:00The EU/environmental conspiracy to flood Somerset ...The EU/environmental conspiracy to flood Somerset and turn it into a Communist nature reserve is no different from the 9/11 truthers, except the former seems to be a belief of many in the press and even government.<br /><br />What the NFU and its allies don't tell you, is that some farmers were getting paid to flood their land, small parts of it of course not the large area now under water (there was a Private Eye story last spring about it), so if there was a policy it was already accepted. And if dredging is to go ahead then it isn't just the two rivers in the news but the whole network of drainage ditches (or rhynes as we call them on the levels), which are mainly the responsibility of the landowners, ie NFU members. <br /><br />BTW while you are right about "the Levels are not below sea level", there is a problem at high tides when the sea level can be higher than the flood plains. Add the recent high tides to record amounts of rain and you get the current floods. <br /><br />keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551343571066684884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-41184421310545518092014-02-12T14:51:53.228+00:002014-02-12T14:51:53.228+00:00Notably more people, even Tories, are starting to ...Notably more people, even Tories, are starting to feel safe talking about climate change suddenly. I can't wait to hear the lonely, desperate ravings of the last rump of deniers. Where's Delingpole when we need a laugh?SimonBnoreply@blogger.com