The growing importance of the EA

Tuesday marked the 70  year anniversary of the North Sea Flood when over 300 people lost their lives across Scotland and England’s east coast in 1953 when a storm surge overwhelmed sea defences in over 1,200 places along the UK’s east coast and, in today’s terms, causing around £1.2bn of damage.
To mark the day, UNISON organised a roundtable event for Westminster parliamentarians to learn about the work of the Environment Agency (EA) as well as understand the issues