"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
hlink.net...

"Spiv" wrote in message
...

More arms were needed than what we could make. Duh!


Yes, the UK could not arm or feed itself during WWII.

It could feed itself, but it took until 1943 until UK industry outperformed
Germany. Today, with modern farming techniques, the UK can easily feed
itself, and others. At one point it produced more food than Canada, and
more than Australia. We pay farmers not to produce now.