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Claims flood defence spending up 'essentially meaningless'

Henry Zeffman, the Guardian

11 January 2016 • 6 min read

Committee on Climate Change questions ministers' claims of increased investment and urges more spending on defences

Government claims that it increased spending on flood defences ahead of the wettest December on record are "essentially meaningless", an independent adviser on climate change has said. Daniel Johns,...

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