Floods and blame shifting

This government is getting really good at the blame game.
A whopping 30% cuts to the Enviroments Agency's budget has been made since 2010. They were "advised" by the government to reduce the budget for maintenance to existing flood defences like presumably dredging etc and use the money instead for headline grabbing new flood defences. But who gets the blame now it is going pear shaped and who sits back keeping schtum?.