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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rupert Jones

Worried Britons ‘prepping’ for major disruption with stash of tins and cash, survey shows

A car boot filled with eggs, tinned food, water bottles
UK experts recently advised people to have an emergency store of food in their home in case something happens that causes shortages. Photograph: Rawpixel/Getty Images

Millions of Britons are “prepping” for a potential “major disruptive event” by keeping a stash of cash at home, stockpiling tinned goods or ensuring they have a battery-powered torch close to hand, new data suggests.

With war raging in the Middle East and Ukraine, extreme weather becoming more frequent, and warnings that the UK’s critical infrastructure is at risk from cyber-attacks and power outages, many people feel the world has become a more dangerous and chaotic place.

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