[Margaret Pilkington]

Much of the Nederlands is below sea level but it has been reclaimed.....they have a very robust flood management system.......and where land is prone to flooding and is built on, this is what is required.
Farmers used to dredge the ditches and the river and the risk of flooding was lessened - is that just coincidental then? The EA stopped farmers from looking after the ditches and the river on their own land.......and managed the flood plain badly, taking more notice of wetland wildlife than the humans(by order of the EU).
I have not read the leaflet,for some reason it won't download for me.
Was it a government publication? Only asking. (You know how cynical I am)