The fear of UK food shortages has been niggling at the back of my mind for so some time now.
So this is not reassuring reading from George Monbiot.
#Tories left everything to private sector, but were honest about that.
#Labour won’t admit to the very precarious situation that we all find ourselves in.
National security experts were honest and were silenced for it.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/13/britain-food-crisis-government-summer-weather-war-stockpiles
Juggling With Eggs
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