Floods happen sometimes: the blame game is for show | Simon Jenkins

Cameron may have rushed to the rescue. But the truth is the government cannot insulate us from every evil under the sun

She should be nominated as a hero of the British empire. She stood at her front gate, the Thames round her knees, and told an incredulous reporter, "Yes, we did know of the flood risk when we bought the house. We took the risk. The flood is just one of those things." The reporter was aghast. Just one of those things? He retorted in standard BBC mode: "You mean you don't blame...