LBC opinion piece, on Climate, 13 November 2026
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Read the original article on lbc.co.uk (opens in a new tab)Mark Coates, an executive at Bentley Systems, argues in an LBC opinion piece that a dry summer can worsen winter flooding. He says Britain should use digital flood modelling, sensors and nature-based sponge infrastructure alongside new regional water councils. Nothing in the piece makes a false claim, misuses a figure or smears anyone, and the headline stays within what the body argues.
Opinion piece: read for false claims of fact and for fairness to the people it names, not for its opinions.
“Mark Coates is Vice President of Infrastructure Policy Advancement at Bentley Systems.”
LBC tells the reader who the author works for. A reader can weigh his case for digital modelling tools knowing his professional role.
“Technology cannot clear a blocked drain by itself—you still need maintenance crews with equipment to do the heavy lifting”
The author states the limits of the tools he promotes rather than overselling them.
“Better information only keeps people safe if someone has the mandate, the budget, and the staff to act on it.”
The piece says plainly that data alone does not protect people without the staff and money to act on it.
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