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Flood defence projects around nuclear sites were among those that didn’t go ahead because of funding cuts.

Firefighters have been rescuing those trapped by the floods across Britain.

Flood waters bring contamination from overflowing sewers and drains.

Hundreds of people went without power for five days or more following storms in Wales last week.

 It’s time the Tories saw a real fight. They are under pressure. People blame them and their cuts for the chaos of their flooded homes. Polls show that 60 percent of people think that they have handled the floods badly.

The government’s attacks on benefits include cutting off people’s money often for the pettiest of reasons. Dave Sewell looks at the reality of sanctions

Services cut by politicians would have protected tens of thousands of people, writes Dave Sewell

Floods and storms swept over wide areas of southern England, Wales and the Midlands last week.

David Cameron’s hamfisted intervention in the debate on Scottish independence confirms that the British ruling class is getting worried about the outcome of September’s referendum.

“If they get away with these cuts they’ll cut again before the next election, and I’ll tell you what—people won’t be able to live,” Ricky Tomlinson told Socialist Worker.

Millions reeling from wage freezes and benefit cuts won’t fall for David Cameron’s figures, writes Judith Orr

A loophole in the Tories’ bedroom tax legislation means the government owes hundreds of pounds to tenants who have paid the hated tax for the past nine months, writes Dave Sewell