Protect and Survive, Part II

[WaldoMcFroog]

So, this new government leaflet that's going to tell us what to do when the terrorists strike... Is this just Protect and Survive (the 80s nuclear leaflet, full of advice such as painting your windows white and hiding under a proped up door will deflect a nuclear blast (yes, I'm being facetious)), showing us the bogeyman so we don't object to losing our civil liberties, or a sensible precautionary action (full of useful advice such as painting your windows white and hiding under a proped up door will deflect a terror attack) in face of the threat of a very real terrorist threat?

[colinsvan]

one argument against the recent campaign was that the huge amounts of money spent on producing said pamphlet would be better directed towards equipping the emergency services should there be an attack or other emergency.... I haven't received mine yet but first response is that if it DOES contain first aid/useful numbers etc its obstensibly not a bad thing.. this line of argument concludes with information is empowering 'and then you can get on with living your daily lives' yak yak yak... it is hard not to see it as a propaganda device, or even a governmental 'disclaimer' of sorts. but it would take more than a leaflet to convince me that erosion of civ.libs is acceptable

[gazzawazza]

Funnily enough, I remember reading a long time ago that America and Australia already had these leaflets yet we weren't deemed responsible enough because mass panic would ensue as soon as they dropped through our letterboxes...

Well in a typically stiff-upper-lipped fashion I absolutely refuse to panic because, well, it's just not British is it? And it's certainly not cricket either... Damn blighters and fuzzie-wuzzies and gerries (twirling non-existant moustache between fingers) rant, drone...

[thekraut]

oceania has always been at war with east asia.

[WaldoMcFroog]

Pardon, thekraut?

[Wraith]

It's probably best to read it yourself and make your own mind up. See www.preparingforemergencies.gov.uk or you might prefer the spoof version at www.preparingforemergencies.co.uk

[WaldoMcFroog]

I have read it! I was interested in other people's perceptions.