Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
I joined Nicky Campbell live on BBC Radio 5 Live to talk about UK defence — and why the threats we face are far more varied than tanks and missiles. We're at the onset of what could be the worst El Niño ever recorded, bringing higher global temperatures, chaotic weather, and the likelihood of more severe floods in the next 12–18 months than this country has ever experienced. When we talk about defending Britain, we have to mean defending against all of these dangers: Russian cyber attacks on our water and infrastructure, the fallout from the grain situation threatening our food supply, and climate breakdown itself. A suppressed national security assessment — written by our own intelligence chiefs and only released after a Freedom of Information request — states in black and white that ecosystem collapse and climate breakdown are now national security threats, with food resilience a particular concern.
Are the government levelling with us? Absolutely not. Our material standard of living will probably decline in the coming years — but there's a potential upside. If we face into this hydra-headed threat together, as we did during the Second World War, our actual quality of life could improve: more purpose, more community, a genuine Blitz spirit for the climate era.
RupertRead.net
RupertRead.substack.com
twitter.com/GreenRupertRead
https://bsky.app/profile/rupertread.bsky.social
instagram.com/RupertRead
tiktok.com/@GreenRupertRead
facebook.com/GreenRupertRead
Edited excerpt courtesy of Nicky Campbell & BBC Radio 5 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002xdwq
I joined Nicky Campbell live on BBC Radio 5 Live to talk about UK defence — and why the threats we face are far more varied than tanks and missiles. We're at the onset of what could be the worst El Niño ever recorded, bringing higher global temperatures, chaotic weather, and the likelihood of more severe floods in the next 12–18 months than this country has ever experienced. When we talk about defending Britain, we have to mean defending against all of these dangers: Russian cyber attacks on our water and infrastructure, the fallout from the grain situation threatening our food supply, and climate breakdown itself. A suppressed national security assessment — written by our own intelligence chiefs and only released after a Freedom of Information request — states in black and white that ecosystem collapse and climate breakdown are now national security threats, with food resilience a particular concern.
Are the government levelling with us? Absolutely not. Our material standard of living will probably decline in the coming years — but there's a potential upside. If we face into this hydra-headed threat together, as we did during the Second World War, our actual quality of life could improve: more purpose, more community, a genuine Blitz spirit for the climate era.
RupertRead.net
RupertRead.substack.com
twitter.com/GreenRupertRead
https://bsky.app/profile/rupertread.bsky.social
instagram.com/RupertRead
tiktok.com/@GreenRupertRead
facebook.com/GreenRupertRead
Edited excerpt courtesy of Nicky Campbell & BBC Radio 5 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002xdwq
