shell Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 On Call You and Yours with Julian Worricker this week we ask what impact is shop price inflation having on you, the rising cost of fuel and transport, and now the increase in VAT? Do you accept the reasons that we're given for the price hikes... are you having to change aspects of your lifestyle to accommodate them, or are you still finding ways to spot a bargain? Just last week the UN warned that world market prices for rice, wheat, sugar, barley and meat will remain high or register significant rises in 2011 - perhaps replicating the crisis of 2007/08. Do we really understand why the global market impacts on the cost of food in our shops here in the UK? An opportunity to contribute your views to the programme. Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk or call 03700 100 444 (lines open at 10am). My link Too busy right now and I'll miss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evictee Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 On Call You and Yours with Julian Worricker this week we ask what impact is shop price inflation having on you, the rising cost of fuel and transport, and now the increase in VAT? Do you accept the reasons that we're given for the price hikes... are you having to change aspects of your lifestyle to accommodate them, or are you still finding ways to spot a bargain? Just last week the UN warned that world market prices for rice, wheat, sugar, barley and meat will remain high or register significant rises in 2011 - perhaps replicating the crisis of 2007/08. Do we really understand why the global market impacts on the cost of food in our shops here in the UK? An opportunity to contribute your views to the programme. Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk or call 03700 100 444 (lines open at 10am). My link Too busy right now and I'll miss it. Yeah, get on with some old waffle about your benefits not covering the petrol costs for a run out to by a first class stamp or something then hit them with this: "Look, some second world countries may be having genuine food shortages this year but no other western country is having the consistent long term high rate of price increases across the board as we are, and the reason for this is simply that the Bank of England are following a policy of deliberately high inflation with the sole aim of supporting high house prices in nominal terms, and until this country is allowed to have the sharp house price correction it needs there's going to be pain all round for the people of Britain, most of all those who least contributed to the problem in the first place by saving rather than over borrowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erranta Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Yeah, get on with some old waffle about your benefits not covering the petrol costs for a run out to by a first class stamp or something then hit them with this: "Look, some second world countries may be having genuine food shortages this year but no other western country is having the consistent long term high rate of price increases across the board as we are, and the reason for this is simply that the Bank of England are following a policy of deliberately high inflation with the sole aim of supporting high house prices in nominal terms, and until this country is allowed to have the sharp house price correction it needs there's going to be pain all round for the people of Britain, most of all those who least contributed to the problem in the first place by saving rather than over borrowing. Inflated prices will put off tourists and people buying Blitish made? goods too if people get wage rises to match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shell Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 Anyone with an HPC POV get on? Or just usual 'Oh dearie me bread is 20p more a loaf but we can all manage cos interest rates still at all time low and our mortgage on our 4 bed house only £180 pcm anyway blah blah crappy blah'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richc Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Anyone with an HPC POV get on? Or just usual 'Oh dearie me bread is 20p more a loaf but we can all manage cos interest rates still at all time low and our mortgage on our 4 bed house only £180 pcm anyway blah blah crappy blah'? They should just change the name to "Me and Mine" -- a much more accurate refection of the stream of greedy boomers who call in to this programme complaining that their winter fuel payment might go missing while they're on their Saga cruise or that the council hasn't been out to personally shovel their driveway within 15 minutes of a snowfall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shell Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 They should just change the name to "Me and Mine" -- a much more accurate refection of the stream of greedy boomers who call in to this programme complaining that their winter fuel payment might go missing while they're on their Saga cruise or that the council hasn't been out to personally shovel their driveway within 15 minutes of a snowfall. Let's start our own podcast. I'll 'ring' in and then you send someone round to perform euthanasia on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric pebble Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 They should just change the name to "Me and Mine" -- a much more accurate refection of the stream of greedy boomers who call in to this programme complaining that their winter fuel payment might go missing while they're on their Saga cruise or that the council hasn't been out to personally shovel their driveway within 15 minutes of a snowfall. Best laugh-out-loud moment of the year for me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 They should just change the name to "Me and Mine" -- a much more accurate refection of the stream of greedy boomers who call in to this programme complaining that their winter fuel payment might go missing while they're on their Saga cruise or that the council hasn't been out to personally shovel their driveway within 15 minutes of a snowfall. Christ almighty! I've been annoyed with that bloody program for over 25 years! And that's a long time! It has always been that way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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