To think we are being lined up for something?

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I work in food supply chain.
Four of the 'big' grocery retailers have just asked to renegotiate at least four weeks min supply, as opposed to two.
This happened in Feb 2020 as well.
Lots of rhetoric about being on a war footing, from politicos.
And then Sunak essentially jumping ship yesterday, as though he knows there is a crisis on the horizon that he wants no part of.
There is no way that the Tories have a prayer in a July election.
So what do they know that they aren't telling us?

I have just caught up with the lunacy on here. As an aside, you know a thread has gone beyond saving when DistinguishedSocialCommentator starts posting.

I agree. I have friends in the NHS and the unvaccinated conspiracy nuts that were in after vaccination was available were ridiculous. Calling it all fake, some even when they had it. Yet the conspiracy theorists call us sheeple for getting the 'poison filled chips' or 'experimental drugs' as the nut jobs called it.

Ok then. How does he feel about you posting his views on here? You are familiar with the Official Secrets Act?

lol it wasn’t me that wrote the first comment I was joking 🤣

The concept of the wife of the Head of an Intelligence Agency not only posting on MN but also identifying the role that her husband does is quite frankly one of the best things I’ve read all day 😂

That sounds like a significant amount more stock to hold - is that even possible with our supply chain setup? Interested in the logistics side of things, where would you put that food - surely there's not warehousing capacity sitting around? Is it all stock or key products?

I don't think there will ever be a kinetic war between the superpowers because if there was they don't need to escalate to nuclear,chemical or anything esle. They just cut internet cables, destroy satellites, disrupt critical systems with cyber or attack shipping lanes with proxies and we're in the dark. Which on one level is encouraging. Sort of mutually assured economic destruction where we all lose. All was good in Tesco btw - plenty of everything and a calm air on all the aisles !

Baked beans are a luxury item now aren't they? Well Heinz is anyway. I can't believe what they cost.

I’ll caveat this with saying I don’t think nuclear war is in any way imminent or what we’re all being ‘prepped’ for.

However I think it’s important to recognise that Russia have absolutely no issue with absolutely annihilating places beyond repair, look at what they’re currently doing in Kharkiv oblast.

Secondly it’s perfectly plausible that North Korea or Iran could be the trigger. (Absolutely NOT for those with a weak stomach) the recent Nuclear War - A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen and Informed by many highly informed experts outlines exactly how that might occur.

@Igotjelly tell me about it. It’s a special type of person that contributes to these posts for the sheer joy of scaring people or winding them up!

This did make me laugh 😃 I would like to know what her Husband actually does,though.

She may be gullible and he is lying to her whilst living a double life. Explains away the long weekends on "business" where he can't say where he has been !

Can I just clarify that my husband most certainly isn’t the head of the intelligence service and it was never me that suggested he had any knowledge of impending doom in the first instance 😂

You're in big trouble when he gets home as the internet will have pinged your data breach and one of his flunkies will have had to have a word.

I know a blacked out car keeps driving past my house. At least you all know to run to Tesco tonight and stock up on lentils.

I don't think it has to be anything specific, but there is a lot more supply chain instability than 10-20 years ago and people are starting to think about it more carefully now. I think Brexit might be most likely explanation as I think some border control aspects are changing now and are likely to cause delays for shipping of goods.

My husband is very senior in a civil service capacity at the MoD. He clearly never tells me anything as it would be highly illegal but he HAS asked for our house to get stocked up he’s says ‘just in case’ for 4-6 weeks supply including water and window coverings. Still insists there’s nothing to worry about though 🤷🏼

Just stop. Really. Stop.

So irresponsible, you're frightening people

I wonder if a Mumsnet thread is powerful enough to generate food shortages through panic buying. We shall see....

Election called on 4 July because Mrs Sunak wants to be able to go on holiday on 5 July - and her wish will be granted.

Well,you would say that,wouldn't you? Wink,wink.

Seriously mate I know you’re not going to believe me but all I have “prepped” here is a box of shortbread left over for Christmas.

Even if this was true, and frankly I doubt it. Scaring people serves absolutely no purpose other than to make issues like panic buying worse and compounding issues that never existed in the first place.

DH works in defence manufacturing and testing, they’ve seen an uptick in orders but absolutely nothing pointing to imminent crisis (and they would).

There’s a bit of a whiff of Russian disinformation on MN today (probably the thing we’re at most risk of just now).

Window coverings? Where would one get them from then? 😂
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