The Tory government has bungled Brexit, crashed the pound, and given wads of cash to their chums. Never Again!
Tory MP George Freeman has quit his ministerial role because – get this – he says he can’t pay his mortgage on an income of “only” £118,300. That’s such a tiny amount that any of us would be hard-pressed to… Oh, wait, I meant to say most of us would love your income. Suck it up buttercup.
The median average salary for all workers in the UK is £27,756 Avtinity says which they get from this government source. If George’s outlier income of £118,300 cannot sustain a person then we are all doomed.
Food prices rose 16.8% in the year to December as many families splashed out for Christmas, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Basics such as milk, cheese and eggs saw the largest increases. Prices for sugar, jam, honey and chocolate as well as soft drinks and juices also jumped. However, price growth slowed for bread and cereals.
UK inflation drops but food keeps inflation high, BBC News
