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We bored people rigid about electoral reform for decades and learned to hold our tongues – but now is the time to pipe up!

For decades we were the party that was known for wanting electoral reform. Many people thought it was our only policy.

We went on and on and on and on about it. Then we realised we were getting nowhere with it and started to shut up about it. Then came the AV referendum debacle which shut us up even more on the subject.

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    As a point of info, Flood Re only covers homes built before 1 Jan 2009. That's a very sensible restriction to avoid incentivising building more inadequately pro...
  • Tim
    @Noncom... In London of course most existing houses are already built on a flood plain and that is why we have the barrier. In any case, the main way to get mor...
  • Jana
    @ “The building of house in flood risk areas is creating something of a ticking timebomb” The way we do it, it is. However, other countries appear to use...
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    @Nonconformistradical The building of house in flood risk areas is creating something of a ticking timebomb. The current 'Flood Re' arrangement which mean...
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