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The price of exposure: how Britain's dependence creates vulnerability

The Bank of England's warning that food inflation could reach 7% exposes Britain's systemic vulnerability to geopolitical shocks. An analysis argues that UK key sectors run on thin margins with no resilience reserves, while digital infrastructure and energy dependence on the Strait of Hormuz create critical exposure. Former Trump official Fiona Hill warned the UK homeland is 'back on the pitch' as Russia conducts sabotage and cyber-attacks, urging a political narrative linking security to everyday life that British politics currently lacks.