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Can Britain Make Its Homes Flood-Ready by 2039?

Flood Re has helped hundreds of thousands of households secure affordable insurance against flooding. But with the scheme due to end in 2039 and climate risks rising, Tim Smedley meets Flood Re’s Martin Lennon in Hull to ask whether Britain can shift from paying for floods to preventing them.

Tim Smedley

Sep 30, 2026

How Much Water Is on Your Plate?

We are increasingly encouraged to think about the carbon footprint of what we eat. But our food has a water footprint too, and the two don't always point us towards the same choices. Clara Wren looks at the hidden water in our diets and discovers why choosing the environmentally responsible lunch is rather more complicated than it sounds.

Clara Wren

Sep 23, 2026

208,000 People Asked for a Vote. Parliament Gave Them a Debate.

More than 200,000 people have backed a petition calling for a referendum on returning the water industry to public ownership. Parliament has now debated it, but nobody voted on whether the public should get the vote they actually asked for. Ewan Burrowes examines what Britain’s petition system delivers, and whether the politics of water ownership may nevertheless be shifting underneath it.

Ewan Burrowes

Sep 17, 2026

Oi, You Lot: Is Britain Finally Ready to Save Water?

After England and Wales endured a record-breaking dry summer, the Government’s new £75 million ‘Let’s Save Water’ campaign is asking households to cut their daily water use by 28 litres. Tim Smedley asks whether changing our everyday habits can help build a more water-resilient Britain, and whether the rest of the system is ready to play its part too.

Tim Smedley

Sep 15, 2026

Is It Arrogant to Think We Can Change the Climate?

Richard Tice argues there is no evidence that net zero will stop climate change and says it is “arrogant” to believe we can stop a changing climate. But humanity has confronted a global atmospheric crisis before, brought science, governments and industry together, and measurably changed its trajectory. The recovery of the ozone layer cannot tell us how to solve climate change, but it can tell us something about how complex environmental problems get solved.

Shaun Warren

Sep 11, 2026

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