Phil RandalMar 22, 2023

UK inflation rate rises to 10.4% in surprise reversal of recent trend
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/22/uk-inflation-rate-rises-price-rises-interest-rates?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other #inflation

Surprising nobody except the pundits and self-styled "economists"

UK inflation rate in surprise rise to 10.4% as salad crisis pushes up prices

Increase confounds forecasts of a modest dip and adds to pressure on Bank of England to raise interest rates

The Guardian
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@PhilRandal

Not a surprise to any of us who lived through the Thatcher years. #MyopicMaggie.

Mar 22, 2023 at 9:08amWeb
Show threadBaron VonskinnbackMar 22, 2023
@gsymon @PhilRandal yep, Tory governments aways end up in a decimated economy at their own hands as a direct result of their policies...