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Preparedness, without the panic
Practical guides for UK households: what the government actually advises, what a modern blackout looks like, and how much to keep at home. Each guide lists its sources.
The AI apocalypse survival kit
In 2026 an AI agent broke out of a test and into a major AI company, and flaws found with AI's help forced websites offline. The AI risk is no longer hypothetical. Here is what it means at home, and the kit that covers it.
Read · 9 minInternet outagesWhat happens if the internet goes down?
Payments, phones, heating apps, news, maps and the food supply all run over networks. Here is what stops first, what keeps working, and how to keep a household running offline.
Read · 8 minCyberHow to prepare your home for a cyber-attack
Britain's most damaging cyber-attacks so far hit companies, but households felt them: empty shelves, cancelled orders, stolen data. Here is how to prepare on both fronts.
Read · 8 minChecklistThe UK emergency kit checklist
The Government now asks every household to manage for three days on its own. Here is what that means in practice, how much of each item to keep, and the gaps in most official lists.
Read · 8 minAI & infrastructureAI, cyber-attacks and the grid
Nobody serious expects a robot uprising. The UK's cyber agency does expect AI to make attacks faster and more frequent, and modern life fails in a predictable order when the systems stop.
Read · 9 minPower cutsThe power cut kit
Who to call, what to switch off, how to keep the fridge, the phones and the people going, and the kit that makes a long power cut uneventful.
Read · 7 minWaterHow much water to store
The numbers behind drinking, cooking and washing, how long stored water keeps, and how to make any fresh water safe to drink.
Read · 7 minPreppingBunker or kit? What doomsday prepping really costs
The very rich have been buying bunkers for years. For most households, even wealthy ones, the better investment is a home that keeps running when the networks don't.
Read · 8 minGrab bagsBug out bag UK: what to pack, and what's illegal
Most bug out bag advice is American. In Britain you're more likely to leave for a flood, a fire or a gas leak than to head for the hills, and some of what US lists include is illegal to carry here.
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