flooding

The Somerset levels have had terrible flooding for the last few weeks, and sadly it's not getting better, some say it's caused by global warming, the locals mostly say it's lack of dredging the rivers over recent years.  Either way the enviroment agency and the government are playing pass the parcle with the blame.
Now the river thames is starting to overflow, I can't help feeling we'll see a flurry of action now the flooding is closer to home for the government.