Pitt and the pendulum

Insurers have continued to push hard for a water-tight risk plan to be put in place to mitigate the damage of a future flood event, including increased spending on defences, but Louise Meeson asks if the Pitt Review has taken a big enough swing in the right direction

Following the publication of Sir Michael Pitt's flood report, insurers have warned that the government must take urgent action on its recommendations as the country faces the same level of threat that