UK National Risk Register
Discussion
The government has made available its National Risk Register which assesses the likelihood and potential impact of various risks to the UK
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/reports/national_r...
The highest risk seems to be a flu outbreak going by the graph below:
Although terrorists attack seem to be pretty high up there as well, or at least very likely. Does anyone else find this a bit strange, terrorists attacks are relatively rare events yet they seem to think it's the most likely risk we are going to face.. I guess you need something to scared off though when they want to push through ID cards, CCTV, imprisonment without charge etc...
I also see electronic attacks as quite likely on the graph now we are seeing them wanting ISPs to monitor web and email access...
I like the breakdown of sever weather risks:
Severe Weather
Storms & Gales
Drought
Low Temperatures and Heavy Snow
Heat Waves
.. covering all the bases there then ..
So there you go folks, you know what to be scared off
It's either going to be too hot / too cold, too dry or too wet, then again you may get blown up by terrorists and if you survive that your going to get the flu.. Best just stay at home, and in bed...
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Stuart
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/reports/national_r...
The highest risk seems to be a flu outbreak going by the graph below:
Although terrorists attack seem to be pretty high up there as well, or at least very likely. Does anyone else find this a bit strange, terrorists attacks are relatively rare events yet they seem to think it's the most likely risk we are going to face.. I guess you need something to scared off though when they want to push through ID cards, CCTV, imprisonment without charge etc...
I also see electronic attacks as quite likely on the graph now we are seeing them wanting ISPs to monitor web and email access...
I like the breakdown of sever weather risks:
Severe Weather
Storms & Gales
Drought
Low Temperatures and Heavy Snow
Heat Waves
.. covering all the bases there then ..
So there you go folks, you know what to be scared off
It's either going to be too hot / too cold, too dry or too wet, then again you may get blown up by terrorists and if you survive that your going to get the flu.. Best just stay at home, and in bed...-
Stuart
I am sure they have that graph backwards.
Animal disease is one of the least likely and has the lowest impact yet they go nuts every time it happens.
Major transport accidents are incredibly unlikely to happen, what do we class train wrecks as?
Attacks on critical infrastructure will have a relatively low impact should it happen. Well how critical is teh infrastructure if there is little impact from an attack to it?
Animal disease is one of the least likely and has the lowest impact yet they go nuts every time it happens.
Major transport accidents are incredibly unlikely to happen, what do we class train wrecks as?
Attacks on critical infrastructure will have a relatively low impact should it happen. Well how critical is teh infrastructure if there is little impact from an attack to it?
Pointless waste of government resources, in my opinion.
Poor old Franklin Roosevelt. His adage, "We Have nothing to Fear only Fear Itself" has long since been consigned to the scrap heap by modern politicians.
"Keep 'Em Scared" is the modern politician's mantra.
"Gordon Brown and the Labour Party" does not count as a risk as, unfortunately, it is already a certainty.
Poor old Franklin Roosevelt. His adage, "We Have nothing to Fear only Fear Itself" has long since been consigned to the scrap heap by modern politicians.
"Keep 'Em Scared" is the modern politician's mantra.
"Gordon Brown and the Labour Party" does not count as a risk as, unfortunately, it is already a certainty.
Edited by Eric Mc on Thursday 14th August 08:09
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