‘Realistic and reassuring’: UK public ‘responding calmly’ to Be Ready campaign

Government’s emergency planning advice has sparked sales of essentials but no panic stockpiling, say prepping shop owners When the UK government launched its “Protect and Survive” public information campaign in 1980 on how to stay alive after a…
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RegionsUnited Kingdom
Published3 d ago (Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:22:18 GMT)
RetrievedFri, 23 Oct 2026 18:00:25 GMT via rss
ClassifiedFri, 23 Oct 2026 18:33:59 GMT by nimble
AuthorJessica Murray Social affairs correspondent