Cabinet must deliver flood aid quickly post-Storm Desmond

IT is entirely appropriate that the Cabinet will today discuss emergency relief measures to try to undo some of the carnage wreaked by the storms of recent days. 

Hopefully, those discussions will conclude with decisions that can have an immediate and positive impact on the lives of those trying to cope with the consequences of this latest deluge.

This is especially pressing as many of the towns and villages, businesses and individuals trying to clean up after Storm Desmond are already only too familiar with flood damage — and the consequences of trying to deal with that calamity without recourse to worthwhile insurance.