And, although the stability of the financial system is not to be taken lightly, it would be odd to pick on buy-outs as the chief systemic risk, instead of looking at the complexity of the system as a whole.

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The good news is that an overhaul of the government-run National Flood Insurance Programme means that taxpayers should be spending less on flood bail-outs this year than in years past.

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The council said this would not be appropriate, adding that there should be no specific opt-outs on religious or belief grounds.

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