Burnham suggests stocking up on tinned food and bottled water(www.bbc.co.uk)
4 pointsby 10xDevan hour ago1 comment
  • spacedcowboyan hour ago
    To be clear, this is a part of a government strategy to get people generally more prepared for temporary issues over the next 3 years or so, and to bring the UK more in line with other regional countries such as France.

    There is no imminent threat to the UK that has been disclosed.

    When I lived in Tillicoultry in Scotland some 50 years ago we had a 'snow pantry' because getting snowed-in for a week wasn't uncommon in the Winter. Build it up over Summer and use it if you need it. This is the same thing.

    • 10xDevan hour ago
      >Andy Burnham said "unexpected events seem to be becoming more and more common".

      This appears to be deeper than what you are implying and possibly to do with Russia's hybrid warfare / AI. Unfortunately we only have vague statements to work with from the Prime Minister.

      • spacedcowboyan hour ago
        Yeah, the rest of the quote is important too:

        Burnham added: "It's not about panic buying... It's about just taking sensible measures to have enough in the house to tide you over should there be a difficult situation."

        Speaking at a wildfire resilience summit in Liverpool, Burnham denied the government had failed to properly prepare, saying: "No, we're having the conversation with people about being better prepared because we're living in a world where unexpected events seem to be becoming more and more common.

        "Obviously, weather events, and we're in a situation today where the UK is facing storms and obviously, we feel for the people without power in Cornwall right now.

        I'm absolutely sure there's an undercurrent of "Russia might..." but with at least my house being battered by 50+mph winds coming off the Atlantic right now, I think the more realistic threat is flooding/wind-damage etc.