British government ‘complacent about food as a national security matter’
UK food security
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- Guardian International·1d agoPreppers used to be ridiculed – but we’re all stockpiling now | Zoe Williams
The UK government urging households to prepare for unknown threats with a three-day supply of food and water doesn’t feel like an overreaction. But is there a bigger plan to go with it? There is no national food stockpile and there hasn’t been since it was wound up in the 1990s.…
Read at Guardian International → - The Independent·1d agoUK’s preparation for food shortages is ‘woefully inadequate’, experts warn
More than 150 experts warn the UK is ‘complacent’ over its food security crisis
Read at The Independent → - Sky News UK·1d agoUK unprepared for food emergencies and threats to supplies, experts warn
The government is unprepared for disruptions to food supplies which are exposed to "shocks and threats", experts have warned.
Read at Sky News UK → - Guardian UK·1d agoBritish government ‘complacent about food as a national security matter’
Experts say country does not have plan to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for future shortages Britain does not have a plan for how to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for potential future food shortages, according to a warning from more than 150 experts…
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