Well upon browsing EDM's(Early Day Motions) put forward by MP's I found this gem by my local MP, the proven liar and libelist Paul Flynn MP. Maybe he had been getting a tad paranoid after one to many joints that day?
That this House notes the consensus expert view that a tsunami caused the flood of the Gwent and Somerset levels in January 1607; believes a similar event now would result in massive destruction and loss of life; and calls for an early warning tsunami watch on British coasts.
So despite being safe for four centuries we now need a defense system putting in place. So I took a look on the Wikipedia page about said flood:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Channel_floods,_1607
The Bristol Channel floods resulted in the drowning of an estimated 2,000 or more people, with houses and villages swept away, farmland inundated and livestock destroyed, wrecking the local economy along the coasts of the Bristol Channel, UK.
The devastation was particularly bad on the Welsh side from Laugharne in Carmarthenshire to above Chepstow on the English border. Cardiff was the most badly affected town. The coasts of Devon and the Somerset Levels as far inland as Glastonbury Tor, 14 miles from the coast, were also affected.
There remain plaques up to 8 feet(anyone from euro land reading this may need to look that measurement up) above sea level to show how high the waters rose on the sides of the surviving churches. It was commemorated in a contemporary pamphlet God's warning to the people of England by the great overflowing of the waters or floods.
Now all of this is based on a research paper and fair enough it may be right, that flood may well have been a tsunami. However we have been safe from them in four hundred years since, floods yes but not a single tsunami since then. Here is the link: somerset-tsunami-of-1607.pdfThis was published by Prof. Simon Haslett, from Bath Spa University, and Australian geologist Ted Bryant, from the University of Wollongong.
However, there are also similarities to descriptions of the 1953 floods in East Anglia, which was caused by a storm surge. Also, the original sources frequently refer to the high spring tide and strong winds from the south west - classic conditions for a storm surge. The flooding described in Norfolk on the night of the same date is hard to explain as a tsunami.
Methinks it was a quiet day in the House, maybe Mr Flynn had been watching the Timewatch program The Killer Wave of 1607!
A link from Dizzy: http://dizzythinks.net/2007/02/british-tsunami-run-away-run-away.html
Some links from Wikipedia:
- The great flood of 1607: could it happen again? (BBC Somerset)
- Anniversary of 1607 killer wave (BBC News)
- Article from The Times (2005)
- Burnham's 1607 flood to be focus of BBC TWO documentary (2005)
- 2005 discussion
- Mike Kohnstamm: Text of original sources and local pictures
Link to the above: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Flynn_(politician)Recently Paul Flynn was involved in a libel case where he made comments about an endowment pensions company, the result of which he had to pay out damages. He was sued after he posted an attack on such companies on his website, claiming they were out to "re-rob" the victims of endowment mis-selling by dishonestly over-charging them for their services.
But he made the mistake of referring to well-regarded company Endowment Justice Ltd, which represents mis-selling victims on a "no-win, no-fee" basis. The company and its directors sued and at London's High Court Mr Flynn made a public apology for the "unjustified attack" on the claimants' integrity.
The MP as part of the settlement put the following statement on his website: On this website in February this year, I made certain statements referring to Endowment Justice Limited, one of the companies which offers assistance in obtaining compensation for those people who were mis-sold endowment policies. I have been campaigning against companies providing professional services in relation to endowment policy compensation claims, but my facts about Endowment Justice were incorrect. As a result, I wrongly accused the company and its directors Nick Keca, Marianne Fitzjohn and Graeme Webber of having previously mis-sold endowment policies and now dishonestly overcharging those self-same victims to help them obtain compensation. I am happy to clarify that neither Endowment Justice Ltd or any of its directors were ever involved in any aspect of endowment policy selling. It was therefore false and unfair to suggest that they had profited from the historic mis-selling of endowment policies. I was also incorrect in stating that Endowment Justice, which offers its services in recovering compensation on a “no-win, no-fee” basis, could charge its customers up to 40% of any compensation gained. Endowment Justice in fact charge customers 17.5% plus VAT or 22.5% plus VAT of any compensation gained. I was wrong to give the unintended impression that the company or its directors acts in any way improperly or unlawfully in providing services to those seeking compensation for endowment policy mis-selling. I would like to apologise to Endowment Justice for my allegations, and to Mr. Keca, Ms. Fitzjohn and Mr. Webber for any embarrassment or distress caused by my false remarks.
**Moonbat has a blog: http://paulflynnmp.typepad.com/
Some bits on libelist windbag and piss poor MP Paul Flynn
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2007/03/paul-flynn-grade-prick.html
ink to the libelists anti US drivel: http://www.paulflynnmp.co.uk/newsdetail.jsp?id=469
Link to Paul Flynn EDM's: http://www.paulflynnmp.co.uk/hotnewsdetail.jsp?id=1109
http://paul-flynn.blogspot.com/2006/04/paul-flynn-mp-libelist.html
My previous articles on the libelist:
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2007/03/paul-flynn-old-news.html
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2007/03/moonbat-mp-paul-flynn-global-warming.htmll
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2007/01/i-wish-paul-flynn-mp-would-do-this.html
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2007/01/paul-flynn-you-are-lying-treacherous.html
ID cards: id-cards-list-of-mps-who-voted-yes.
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2006/02/paul-flynn-mp-fucktard.html
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2006/01/paul-flynn-libelist-mp-soft-on-drugs.html
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2006/01/some-bits-on-jessica-morden-mp.html
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2005/12/paul-flynn-convicted-of-libel-still.html
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2005/11/paul-flynn-pays-out-36000.html
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2006/01/labour-isnt-working-loudmouth-libelist.html
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2006/11/paul-flynn-supporting-commies-no.html
media stories about the libel case where MP Paul Flynn ran his mouth:
From CSC site
from icnetwork
from independent
from money.guardian
The libelists site: http://www.paulflynnmp.co.uk/
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