Which suggests to me that banditry and feudal protectionism isn't far beneath the surface. So, if things start to go wrong and food distributions systems begin to break down, those who have organised themselves into a localised food production system may find themselves unwillingly parasitized and protesting against theft could be a fatal mistake. I'm kinda unwilling to get down with that.

I tend to believe naively that things won't get that dangerous in W Europe, although I think that SE England could become problematic. But the access to weaponry isn't that common.

keep to the Fen Causeway