Something doesn’t sit right with me. For months now, the government has been pushing warning after warning about being prepared for disruption. Keep supplies in. Be ready. Have food and water at home. I’ve never given it much credence because, frankly, I don’t trust them. But today I’ve been into both Asda and Morrisons and the fresh produce sections weren’t just a bit low. They were bare. And when the shelves are bare, something else becomes very obvious: the prices. Now, I might be completely wrong here. This is a theory, nothing more. But pound to a penny, food supply will be one of the first things used to squeeze people if things start going seriously wrong. And no, I’m not saying somebody in Whitehall is personally hiding the cucumbers. I’m saying I no longer trust this government enough to dismiss the possibility that shortages, disruption and rising prices will eventually be used to push whatever political solution they already wanted in the first place. And I’ll make another prediction. If this gets worse, somewhere down the line we’ll start hearing: “This is why Britain needs closer alignment with Europe.” Then “closer cooperation”. Then “single market access”. Then eventually the inevitable: “Perhaps Brexit needs revisiting.” Maybe I’m wrong. I genuinely hope I am. But when a government is already driving the country further into debt, constantly warning us to prepare for disruption, and ordinary people are suddenly looking at empty shelves and higher prices, I think we’re entitled to ask questions. Because I trust these fuckers about as far as I could throw Westminster. And right now, I’m watching very carefully.