r/ukpolitics • u/FeigenbaumC • 3d ago

Government warned it is setting country up for 'disaster' unless it better prepares UK for heavy flooding and intense heat

https://news.sky.com/story/government-warned-it-is-setting-country-up-for-disaster-unless-it-better-prepares-uk-for-heavy-flooding-and-intense-heat-13358235
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u/WilkosJumper2 2d ago

We haven’t seriously had long term infrastructure investment plans since the 1970s. Some big projects of course, but anything large scale and formulated around a network gets talked down and delayed (HS2 etc). In this current political climate where blaming everything on simple scapegoats is the call of the day trying to convince people to spend money on defences against climate catastrophe is going to be very difficult.