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UK Inflation Hits 17.1%

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JohnyMac:
Thinking of the United Kingdom members of UP, it is reported that the UK's inflation is hitting 17+%.
 

--- Quote ---A measure of UK grocery price inflation soared to a record high this month -  that's more bad news for consumers already facing a shortage of fruit and vegetables that has led to rationing at major supermarkets.

Grocery prices rose 17.1% in the four weeks to February 19, compared with the same period a year ago, according to data published by Kantar Tuesday. That's the highest rate of inflation since the data company started tracking it in 2008, and is equivalent to adding an extra 811 ($980) to a household's average yearly grocery bill. - CNN News
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People fighting over cucumbers...

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A supermarket shopper has described 'customers fighting over the last box of cucumbers' on the first day that Aldi and Tesco imposed rationing on some of its fresh produce. The two retailers announced limits on purchases of certain fruit and vegetables on Thursday.

It followed similar moves from Morrisons and Asda, with four major supermarkets now limiting the number of items people can buy across items such as peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes. The temporary measures are in response to a nationwide shortage of some fruit and veg. - Birmingham Live
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That Progressive, Socialist, and woke country, is having some serious issues.

 :popcorn:

Sir John Honeybucket:
Yes, as the saying goes: "If socialists controlled the Sahara Desert, they'd soon run out of sand."
 // Then they would DEMAND that free market nations send them sand for free.//

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