The cost of some items including meat, crumpets, chocolate biscuits, furniture and household items fell. However, petrol and diesel prices rose.
Lower inflation does not mean prices overall are coming down, they are just rising less quickly.
The Government has abdicated its duties; for the Government who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: meat and crumpets.
- Juvenal, 100 AD (mostly)
palordrolap@kbin.social 6 months ago
Mean and crumpet? Haven't we learned not to use these terms for each other? "Desirable partners" is the preferred termino...
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