If you asked me at the start of this week what I thought of “preppers”, I probably would have told you they seemed to me a little extreme.
Keeping some staples in the cupboard and perhaps a carton of long-life milk for emergencies seems to me common sense. But despite living through Covid and having a job which routinely involves covering climate change and geopolitics, I have remained obstinately ignorant about the possibility (or probability) of dwindling supplies. In a world of choice and convenience, it’s hard to picture a time when water might stop flowing from the taps, or basics might disappear from the shelves.
