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Will the £400m a year investment for flood defence promised by the government be enough to prevent future flooding in the UK? Vote here
2016-01-08T07:00:00Z By Sarah Richardson
That the UK needs greater flood defences is a no-brainer. Getting a level of co-ordination between government departments and local authorities to make it happen is the challenge
2016-01-06T07:00:00Z
Philip Dilley echoes comments of EA deputy chief executive and calls for “complete rethink” on flood resilience
2016-01-06T07:00:00Z By Yoosof Farah
Chair Philip Dilley tells Building flood could herald a “completely new experience” and that investment will be re-examined
2026-11-05T07:00:00Z
The process is getting better and its intentions are good but, three years on, it still needs tweaking, writes Morris + Company’s Niall McHale
2026-11-03T07:00:00Z By Hannah Vickers
Last week’s Budget has not killed the net zero agenda but it has rewritten the rules. Hannah Vickers argues that affordability, grid value and national security are now the criteria that matter, and sets out what that means for the energy transition pipeline
2026-10-30T06:00:00Z By Oilver Milton
With viable schemes increasingly struggling to reach site, design teams must focus on what they can control: challenging costly assumptions, revisiting early decisions and making viability a shared responsibility, says Oliver Milton
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