One of those sudden realisations of age! OK, it’s one nice Bramley apple, and Waitrose is not cheap … but it was eleven shillings and ninepence ha’penny (59p).
It’s been a rotten year for yields of some staple food items, and food price inflation, while a bit lower than the very scary peak, is still far too high. It’s grossly misleading for media and government to claim that high food price increases are offset by lower air fare and fuel price inflation when calculating the overall rate – those most affected by inflation are least likely to afford cars or planes.
