UK allies have long urged people to stockpile supplies for a crisis. How are people from France to Australia being advised to prepare?The UK has told people to <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/22/britain-prepare-infrastructure-attacks-hostile-states-wes-streeting”>fill their pantries with food for three days in case of catastrophe, joining a host of countries urging citizens to ready themselves for core systems failing.Such advice, once dismissed as the preserve of <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/05/preppers-used-to-be-ridiculed-but-were-all-stockpiling-now”>preppers, has become more common in government circles as climate breakdown worsens weather extremes and geopolitical tensions turn cyberattacks and sabotage into a regular occurrence. Even in countries with national strategic food stockpiles a buffer <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/05/british-government-food-national-security-crisis-shortages”>the UK lacks authorities have asked individuals to play their part in societal resilience. <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/23/tinned-mackerel-hand-crank-radios-and-bags-for-poo-crisis-prepping-guides-around-the-world”>Continue reading…
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