"Brett" wrote in message
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"Spiv" wrote:
"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message
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In 1939 it was not ready,still importing vast quantities
of food from the empire and others. By
1945 internal food production was way ahead
of 1939.

But still nowhere near self sufficiency.

It didn't need to be in 1945, as it imported food from its North
American
colony, Canada,

Canada wasn't a "colony" in 1945 and it took Britain until 1954 to
eliminate
rationing on some protein sources.

1951 I think you will find all rationing was abandoned.

by then with the U boat problem suppressed.

suppression of the "U- boat problem", what U boat problem were they
suppressing for most of 1945.

You have to read it again. It said "by then", meaning by 1945. It is quite
clear. At one time the U boats were sinking vast quantities of food, raw
materials and arms, at a rate faster than the ships could be replaced . It
was won in 1943, it was called The Battle of The Atlantic. You might have
heard of this battle, the battle against the U boats. Once won vast
quantities of grain were imported and people could be better employed making
arms rather than working on the land.

Boy is this ng full of people with no reading abilities or logic.