Washout: What Yorkshire said about government floods review
Here is a summary of their reaction...
Bob Deacon, chair of the Hebden Bridge Partnership
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Tim Swift, leader of Calderdale Council:
“We are really quite disappointed. We need time to work through the implications. We really think it’s quite limited.”
Andrew Waller, executive member for the environment on York City Council:
“This resilience review has been talked up a lot - to see £12.5m for defences doesn’t seem to live up to expectations.”
Leeds Council leader Coun Judith Blake:
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Dr Stephen Gibbs, chairman of the Carlisle Flood Action Group:
“The Environment Agency have a pattern - they have a flood, they have a review, then they get out the Elastoplast and hope for the best until the next flood.”
Friends of the Earth campaigner Guy Shrubsole:
“The review ducks a commitment to higher long-term investment in defences, and contains nothing on working with nature to reduce flooding.”