A former adviser to Gordon Brown is in full-blown panic mode over China\u2019s Black Monday, and has urged people to stock up on canned goods and bottled water as stock markets around the world slide.<\/p>\n
Damian McBride appeared to suggest that the stock market dip could lead to civil disorder or other situations where it would be unreasonable for someone to leave the house.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdvice on the looming crash, No.1: get hard cash in a safe place now; don’t assume banks & cashpoints will be open, or bank cards will work,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n
\u201cCrash advice No.2: do you have enough bottled water, tinned goods & other essentials at home to live a month indoors? If not, get shopping.<\/p>\n
\u201cCrash advice No.3: agree a rally point with your loved ones in case transport and communication gets cut off; somewhere you can all head to.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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