Firstly, I don’t want to trivialise the severity and nature of yesterday’s storms in England and Wales and the subsequent loss of life but if this is a sign of the future it has serious business implications for the UK.  It was quite noticeable that internet traffic was quite reduced yesterday and I don’t think it was coincidence.

The power losses suffered by large areas of the UK show that our infrastructure is inadequate and requires huge investment if we are to weather the storm.  Power and telephone lines need to go underground, critical areas need better flood protection and more thought should go into the planning of resources.  I would hate to think what kind of dent yesterday’s events made in the UK economy and there is certainly more like this to come.