Armageddon as was .....

GeoffC · 05-05-2008, 04:03 AM

The threat of a nuclear attack on the UK in the 1950s caused concern over the supply of tea, top-secret documents which have now been released reveal.

Government officials planning food supplies said the tea situation would be "very serious" after a nuclear war.

Phew .....

Proof that the Civil Service in the UK runs on tea ....

HarryT · 05-05-2008, 05:46 AM

More details here.

Sparrow · 05-05-2008, 01:01 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A163108

In the 40s and 50s, the Civil Service instigated a plan to lace the nation's tea with a mind control drug to prevent the populace fretting about things like nuclear war; and deteriorating Test match results. A tea shortage would have caused mass panic.

"The medium for distribution of the drug was a simple choice. All foods were strictly rationed, and tea was the only beverage readily available in Britain (apart from gin and beer, which were obviously out of the question for the abstemious bureaucrats). In addition, the quality of tea had deteriorated due to poor supply from India, so the rather metallic taste of the drug was unlikely to be noticed."

05-05-2008, 04:03 AM	#1
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Armageddon as was ..... The threat of a nuclear attack on the UK in the 1950s caused concern over the supply of tea, top-secret documents which have now been released reveal. Government officials planning food supplies said the tea situation would be "very serious" after a nuclear war. Phew ..... Proof that the Civil Service in the UK runs on tea ....

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Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A163108 In the 40s and 50s, the Civil Service instigated a plan to lace the nation's tea with a mind control drug to prevent the populace fretting about things like nuclear war; and deteriorating Test match results. A tea shortage would have caused mass panic. "The medium for distribution of the drug was a simple choice. All foods were strictly rationed, and tea was the only beverage readily available in Britain (apart from gin and beer, which were obviously out of the question for the abstemious bureaucrats). In addition, the quality of tea had deteriorated due to poor supply from India, so the rather metallic taste of the drug was unlikely to be noticed."

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