The cost-of-living crisis will push millions of people in Britain into food poverty. The predictions grow more apocalyptic by the day. Private Fraser in Dad’s Army was right. We’re all doomed. Doomed.
But hold on. We’ve been here before - and in far more threatening circumstances. In two world wars, Germany’s submarine offensives tried to starve Britain into submission.
In both cases, allotments came to the rescue - not completely, but they did make a significant contribution