Do They Know Something We Don't?

The UK's Deputy Prime Minister (PM) repeated his 'resilience speech', on the same day, his boss called a General Election. The Deputy PM says all citizens should stock up with a radio (presumably battery operated); spare batteries, 3 days of canned food and 10 litres of water. This is, allegedly, to enable the country to come through impending biosecurity hazards; catastrophic risks etc., etc. He takes no account of the fact that, substantial numbers of folk, find paying for their family's daily meals problematic. Such stocking up, is relatively rich person's game. Food banks are unlikely to give people extra food, to deal with unspecified emergencies. They might eat it! (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/26/biohazards-putin-extremism-well-need-more-than-a-few-tins-of-beans). Perhaps, this 4th of July General Election, is going to be more fraught than usual?