Britain's Ticking Time Bomb: The Food Security Crisis

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Thursday, 23 July 2026 - 17 minutes

Could the UK be facing empty supermarket shelves by 2030? Are food distribution centres sitting ducks for drone warfare? And how has Britain got to a place where is has just 3 days to 3 weeks worth of food supplies?

This week, Caroline Lucas sits down with food security expert, Professor Paul Behrens from the University of Oxford.

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⁠⁠Read the redacted Joint Intelligence Committee Report here⁠⁠

⁠⁠Find out more about the National Emergency Briefing here.⁠⁠

⁠Find Paul Behrens book here ⁠

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