Simon Collings, for OFA, was interviewed on the Sophie Law programme this morning, 29 January, at 8.20am. He spoke in support of the flood alleviation scheme as part of a news item marking the end of the public inquiry into the compulsory purchase order for the scheme. Simon emphasized the positive benefits for the natural environment which the scheme offers, and challenged ‘scaremongering’ predictions of ’a decade’ of traffic chaos from an objector.

After the interview there was a short report on the Jubilee River, an example of a scheme elsewhere in the country which has worked. The reporter said that before the scheme was built public opinion had been divided on the project. Ten years on the vast majority of people recognise the benefits it has brought. This January Maidenhead and Windsor stayed dry, even though there was flooding elsewhere in Berkshire, showing the scheme was effective.