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UK accused of complacency over food security
Original: British government ‘complacent about food as a national security matter’
Experts say the British government is complacent about food as a national security matter, warning that the country has no plan to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for future shortages. The criticism highlights concerns over the UK's resilience to supply chain shocks, climate pressures and global instability affecting food imports.
Why now: Concerns over the UK's lack of contingency planning for food shortages have been raised by experts at a time of global instability.
British governmentThe Guardian
Evidence
- British government ‘complacent about food as a national security matter’ · The Guardian
Experts say country does not have plan to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for future shortages
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