I can't say I've noticed much more news bang drumming than normal but in truth I no really longer watch the news.
It is an interesting discussion to try to get the gen pop to try to become a little more self resilient than others. I imagine most people into bushcraft are a little more prepared in terms of stoves and camp foods and have knowledge/relatable skills of how to purify water etc than Mr Joe Blow walking down the pavement representing the gen-pop.
I can imagine its a hard sale for the government of this country - probably far easier if your country either borders or borders another country that borders a country that may have perceived hostile intent. More difficult in Blighty with the natural defence border of the channel.
In this country its not difficult to suggest to someone to carry some extra bits and pieces in case their car breaks down or they get a flat tire - this is an easy sort of 'prep' to get people to understand and is basic resiliency. Many of us I'm sure have gifted these type of items to loved ones or siblings..
However many of us also either have or do experience blackouts in our life ( so its proven to be a reasonable high probability event ) yet I would imagine getting people to put together a basic blackout kit or emergency cooking stove would get some raised eyebrows. Even although I feel its a generally good and pragmatic idea to do so I tend to not now even attempt to encourage people to do so. Just not worth the grief and follow on questions and smirks.
I think most modern built houses simply struggle with the required space to store or stock any thing additional without being an encumbrance which probably makes the notion of putting some emergency resiliency type things aside even more far fetched for the average citizen living in a time where the term 'cost of living crisis' have come to fruition.
I miss old school houses with generous walk in , deep floor to ceiling pantries - proper adequate spaces for putting plenty of food stock and another things and allow one to make the sensible storage of bulk items ( thus becoming cheaper ) a reality .
( ## edit - I remember being quite jealous of visiting friends in Canada and seeing how it was the norm for houses to have damp proof basements - excellent idea. )
The time for the government to press ahead with a direction of personal resiliency would have been better relatively quickly after the Pandemic had come to pass - it was fresh in peoples minds and hearts and would have landed far better and probably have gained more traction in my opinion.
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