On last night's Newsnight they reported that the price of bread has risen by 14.3% over the past year. There was a time when this would have provoked rioting. I'm not sure why we don't riot. I well remember conversations a long time ago when we believed that if beer reached £1 a pint, revolution would follow.
The price of a loaf at the Seaford bakery I use has gone up. At Bill's in Lewes they ask you for £3 for a sourdough loaf. I could bake my own, of course.
There is a slump. The old bipolar disorder of capitalism, known and tolerated for centuries, gets worse with age,
