UK - When Britain’s water runs out it will be thanks to 80 years of political failure. There have been workable plans to cope with droughts for decades, but our leaders ignore the looming crisis. The boss of Southern Water has told households that they need to ration their water use because the region is “drier than Sydney, Dallas, Marrakesh and Istanbul”. Needless to say, given the appalling way most of these privatised companies have been run, Tim Mcmahon was denounced for blaming the consumer for the failings of his business. Why don’t you repair the leaks properly and invest more in infrastructure before passing the buck, was a characteristic response.
But Mr Mcmahon has a point. We often forget that rainfall levels in London and the Home Counties are among the lowest in Europe. In some years, the annual total in Essex is even below that of Jerusalem. However, our rain normally falls throughout the year rather than in monsoon-like summer deluges, which means the reservoirs and aquifers are routinely replenished and the water retained.
The Government has promised to speed up planning for new water projects, even as it seeks to build 1.5 million new homes, mostly in areas with shortages. If ever there was a failure of joined-up thinking, here it is. It is madness to keep building houses, mainly to meet the demands caused by years of mass immigration, if the water is running out.
Rain is needed, indeed expected, in winter and spring; yet the first four months of this year have been exceptionally arid. Some areas have had their driest start to the year in almost a century. We have seen heath fires raging and reservoirs emptying and it is just the start of May. It is one thing to face the prospect of power blackouts because of the net zero policy. Just wait until the water runs out.
“Just what is an APOSTLE?”
Today we find the Church of God in a “wilderness of religious confusion!”
The confusion is not merely around the Church – within the religions of the world outside – but WITHIN the very heart of The True Church itself!
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