- HM Government. 'Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security. A national security assessment'. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0e... Some people claim this is scaremongering or (worse) pure misinformation - a special place in Tartarus is reserved for them. 🧵Jan 26, 2026 21:16
- <The UK is unable to be food self-sufficient at present, based on current diets and prices. Full self sufficiency would require very substantial price increases for consumers, as well as improvements in efficiency, waste reduction and resilience across the food system, ...
- ... including agricultural production, food processing, distribution and consumption. The UK does not have enough land to feed its population and rear livestock: a wholesale change in consumer diets would be required.>