Another destabilizing factor is the effect of concentrated ownership in the hands of a few billionaires, and the risk of capital flight from this small group, which has happened on more than one occasion and leaves the economy open to sharp and volatile outflows of capital during hard times.
I think what they want is investment in flood defences, so that this kind of thing, which has happened before in this area, doesn't happen again.
Asked if this had been the worst prison riot in years, Neill replied: "This is a problem which has happened both in privately and publicly run systems, so it applies across the piece.
There is also a much nastier side to all this – a surge in racism, which has happened all over Europe, and appears to have been given grim licence by the Brexit vote.
"The reality is that this short-term fix will do nothing to address the crisis in general practice, which has happened on this government's watch.
"This is an emergency-type situation which has happened," Michigan State Coach Mark Dantonio said at Big Ten Media Days on Thursday.
THAT the crisis now gripping the Conservative Party is as serious as anything which has happened during this dismal decade for the party's fortunes is not in doubt.
Whenever Nets Coach Byron Scott sees the frustration lingering on Marbury's face from the painful night before -- which has happened often this season -- he has tried to remind his 23-year-old star to see a bigger picture.
After this date (unless it is postponed, which has happened previously), issuing banks will no longer be responsible for fraudulent transactions conducted by merchants using the old swipe-and-sign terminals.
Dr Butler told BBC News: "Carbon dioxide has some variability on an hourly, daily and weekly basis, so we are not comfortable calling a single number - the lowest we will go is on a daily average, which has happened in this case.
