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So, hello and welcome to Labour NHS Chaos Part 3.

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So, I've been doing some research into UK winter predictions for 2024-2025.

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So, early forecasts suggest a complex and potentially dramatic season,

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driven by global weather patterns based on meteorological models.

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Climatologists predict a colder, wetter and snowier winter than in recent years.

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So, let's have a think.

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So, more heating, more crashes and broken legs, hypothermia.

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So, it's not looking good with La Nina potentially playing a key role in shaping the seasons.

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Here's what you need to know about what lies ahead.

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So, a nice snowy path, difficult to cross to get past, impossible for people when it refreezes and impossible for cyclists.

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And then this is the time when you need to visit the people to make sure they're okay.

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So, it could be heavily influenced by the La Nina event.

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So, it's the cooler part of El Nino.

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So, it's the southern oscillation.

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So, cooler than average sea surface temperature on the Pacific Ocean can alter atmospheric circulation,

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bringing colder and wetter conditions to various regions.

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So, with wetter, we can look at flooding.

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So, local authorities need to get a grip with ways to alleviate or eliminate flooding risks.

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So, it could strengthen during late 2024 and into early 2025, increasing the likelihood of colder conditions across the UK.

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Winters have historically been associated with increased chance of cold spells and more significant snowfall, i.e. colder for longer in parts of the UK,

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difficult to get to, chaos on the roads, basically, and then chaos with probably electricity lines,

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which a lot of people are doing, so they cut off the gas because it's cheaper to not actually have to pay the rental of the service.

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And you just have electricity.

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But if that goes, then all they probably got left is coal.

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But I don't know, not everybody has a coal fireplace.

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So, it's predicted to see colder than average temperatures, particularly during the core winter months of December to February.

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The presence of a weaker than normal polar vortex could exacerbate these cold conditions.

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The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding the Earth's poles.

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When it weakens, cold arctic air can spill southwards, increasing the chance of cold snaps and heavy snowfall in the UK.

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So, you're going to have that temperature of what is it, minus three from memory, and you're going to have that split.

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So, probably from Manchester upwards, it's going to be minus three, minus four, minus five, minus six, minus seven, minus eight,

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reaching Scotland, and then you're probably going to have the temperature of sort of zero to minus three the other way.

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But, I mean, of course, there's going to be the snowfall.

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Early snowfall forecasts indicate the UK may experience above average snowfall during the winter of 2025, particularly in Scotland,

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northern England, and mountainous regions.

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While southern parts of the UK typically experience milder winters, this year could bring more widespread snow,

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with several predictions pointed to potential snow events, even in southern England.

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However, high altitude areas in Scotland are expected to bear the brunt.

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While snow is anticipated to play a major role this winter, rain and storm activities are also expected to be more frequent,

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especially during the early and late parts of the season.

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High pressure systems, typically in La Nina, may push the jet stream down further north,

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allowing for more wet and windy weather. Coastal regions and areas exposed to westerly winds may see increased storm activity,

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with periods of heavy rain and gales becoming common.

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Risk of flooding in low-flying and river-adjacent areas could rise due to increased precipitation,

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particularly in the western region in the UK, therefore is essential for residents in these areas

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to be prepared for potential disruptions caused by winter storms.

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So I think the Environment Agency, together with local people and the local authority,

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need to probably ascertain the trajectory of that water when it floods,

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maybe clean all the drains, desilt, move all the relevant stones,

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maybe put some stones so that you can channel the water.

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You could also rent these particular plastic barriers, which work wonders to actually channel the water,

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and potentially you need some sort of check to actually review the meteorological information in light

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and report it directly to the council to actually take immediate action,

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and maybe to actually have an element in the news to actually properly relay information about flood risks,

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which are of more detail.

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So in conclusion, the winter 2025 is shaking out to be one of the most challenging recent years for the UK,

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with the likelihood of colder temperatures, increased snowfall and heightened storm activity,

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it is advisable to prepare for a more severe winter season than usual.

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Leneza's influence combined with a weak polar vortex and shifting atmospheric patterns

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suggest that the UK could experience both frequent cold spells and significant winter storms.

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Whether you're a homeowner, traveller or winter sports enthusiast,

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understanding these forecasts can help you plan ahead for what promises to be an eventful winter.

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Stay updated on weather forecasts and take the necessary precautions to stay safe and warm this winter season.

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Now we need to get this information, if they don't know it already,

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circulated through the House of Commons and all local authorities.

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So we've got a few months to actually do all we can to actually lower the risks of flooding,

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to do all of the relevant repairs to our roads, streams, etc.

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And also make sure that the vulnerable in society have enough clothing and food.

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There could be the necessary to have a potential of a La Nina grant.

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So that everyone is, I think it's every four or five years, we have a special payment because,

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and then we probably need to have a special payment in light of the average temperature.

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So those people that have to live with minus eight should get more than those that will probably live within an average of minus four.

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And I think there needs to be an element of understanding that

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it's very difficult for the old and infirm to actually add to their prepayment meter because they've got to venture long distances.

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They can't just sort of get somebody else to do it.

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They probably don't have the mobility or the transport or the costs together.

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A camp there and back. So we need to have a joined up approach to get this done in a different manner, especially over the winter period.

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We also need to make sure that we can flex.

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I think the whole principle is that if the temperature is less than four degrees on average, maybe for the average forecast or in reality it happens,

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we need to to make these payments.

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I mean, in the past they have paid out and then clawed back.

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So maybe it's an element of paying out and clawing back.

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But people will change their ways of spending their money.

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And the economy will lose out only for a need to make sure that all our vulnerable are looked after.

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And we really need to find this small amount from this so-called black hole, this deficit black hole from somewhere else.

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I mean, it's a small amount.

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I mean, we don't want to borrow, but they've lost interest rates.

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And they need to clear this up over the fullness of time where individuals can be ascertained and they currently have the payment that just automatically goes out.

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You can just have the system where you can have a nice little query to say those people who have money from another pension together with this pension are over this particular ceiling.

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Don't get the money.

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So effectively, if you've got the state and your own and let's say you are have more than 30 grand, you don't get it.

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And then we can wind it down where we need to make sure that people are not worried and have anxiety on a daily basis where most of them should be in enjoying their twilight years, not worrying about what they're eating.

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And if they are unwell, trying to get better.

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Because I suppose, as I said before, this isn't just about people who are retired.

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This is about young people and people that are approaching retirement age, which have a major illness to overcome.

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And we do not want to tarnish what we have achieved, probably a little bit unnecessary as part of the pandemic to then just essentially during the pandemic saving all of these later life citizens

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and impact people who are educating, who are trying to get employment so that they can have a meaningful and enjoyable life,

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as well as those people whose businesses have crumbled to be in a position where the government with this information are with want of knowledge, effectively killing people.

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So we need to determine whether this needs to be something that is further discussed in light of a very cold winter 2024, 2025.

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And in light of money being clawed back in the future with people who can afford it over a very generous threshold.

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But the computer systems need to be updated so that we're not in this position so we can target particular individuals.

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It is a complete mess, which has been running for a long time, both in business, they're not bringing themselves up to this generation of IT quality.

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And it's the same with the NHS. They're still running on archaic computers and systems which have to be done manually, which could easily be done in an automated fashion.

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