Beyond a Joke

Tewkesbury is the hardest hit place in England with a forecast of more rain very day this week. No fresh water and no electricity in some places. The elderly and infirm are suffering the worst and are being air lifted to safety.

Understatement of the Week Award

[Speaking after a helicopter visit to the area, Brown linked the floods to climate change and pledged 200 million pounds (298 million euros, 411 million dollars) extra funding, plus a review to address future issues.

"Like every advanced industrialised country, we are coming to terms with the issues surrounding climate change," he said.

Britain was grappling with "19th century structures" and its drainage system would also have to be looked at, he added.

Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said that up to 10,000 homes have been or could still be flooded and warned that the emergency was "not yet over".]

Look! The Prime Minister isn't getting wet. Or was he wet already.
So, there wasn't a plan then. The words of the top scientists weren't enough. Nothing like another review to sort out the problem. Maybe by the time the review is done, Mr. Brown's Environment Secretary and the Environment will have dried up. -Angry Potato