Emeritus Prof Christopher May2d ago

The UK bet its future on being open to trade generations ago, and this has intensified as the UK's economy has been engineered into a focus on services rather than manufacturing; so when supply chains are disrupted prices rise & supplies are constrained.

The US/Israeli attack(s) on Iran are now having a wide range of disruptive effects as we know, but the latest to be identified as a potential problem is medicines.... that might be pretty serious!

#health #politics

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/28/uk-weeks-away-medicine-shortages-iran-war-impacts-experts-warn

UK ‘weeks away’ from medicine shortages if Iran war continues, experts say

Concern that supply chain disruption could hit health essentials – and prices – from painkillers to cancer treatment

The Guardian
Show threadChip Butty2d ago
@ChrisMayLA6 and if the Houthis are able to close the Red Sea again https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/27/us-expects-iran-operation-to-end-in-weeks-not-months-says-marco-rubio
US expects Iran operation to end in ‘weeks, not months’, says Marco Rubio

Secretary of state speaks as Israel threatens to expand attacks on Iran while Tehran keeps firing missiles at Israel

The Guardian
Show threadleftofcentre
@otfrom these idiots bombed the houtis for more than a year and they are still pretty much operational lmao
Mar 28 at 11:16amWeb
Show threadChip Butty2d ago
@leftofcentre I'd say arrogant and unthinking rather than idiots, but yes, I agree