In July, the last statement of the Starmer-led government told the British people to store food,water and essentials in case of a Russian cyber attack.
A huge Civil Defence exercise is planned for 2027.
Only a few years ago there were empty shelves and panic during the Covid Pandemic.
In the Cold War era we were given such useless and threatening advice; “…in case of a nuclear attack…”, that many of us protested at Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp.
Yet we are still tied to NATO’s forever wars, led by the USA.
Iran is again being bombed by B1 bombers from USAF Fairford.
In England, mainstream media thinks calling them ‘RAF bases’ neutralises the demand for the USAF to leave Britain, something long overdue, since the end of the Second World War.
Billions of £s have been spent on the Ukraine War, and with no mandate from the British people to fire Storm Shadow missiles and drones into Russia.
PM Starmer resigned when £15 billion couldn’t be found for the Defence Investment Plan.
New PM Burnham says it will be found, and upholds international defence commitments’ change to the 3% GDP spent on defence, with an increase to5% promised, backing Zelensky and firing long range missiles into Russia.
The complicity in genocide against Gaza,and Lebanon continues.
NATO war plans against Russia, aimed for 2030, are behind advice on Russian cyber attacks.
We are in climate crisis, with crops dehydrated, fires and drought. Gas, diesel and petrol costs are unaffordable, with two wars raging there may soon be no re-supply. Winter is soon.
PM Burnham is committed to these wars when he should have chosen peace. The spending on these wars is not compatible with taking care of the British people. At a time of austerity and wars, we will need food banks and emergency stores because of no change in government policy.
Kathrine Jones.
Socialist Labour Party, Wales.