If we vote for Brexit what happens

mayonnaise

You could tell us without doubt that your shopping bill hasn't increased. Right before you told us about your massive wage increase.
You either must have been shopping in the yellow sticker section or you're making it up.

spikyone

A short term trend that already appears to be flattening off? Actually seems like a perfectly reasonable change after 2.5 years of deflation, and is within BoE targets for overall inflation. According to UN data it's a global phenomenon rather than anything you could blame on Brexit anyway:

Conrad

mayonnaise wrote: »

You either must have been shopping in the yellow sticker section or you're making it up.

Because prices never went up and nothing bad ever happened during 40 years of glorious EU membership......


I'm surprised people risk life n limb escaping France to cross the Channel, surely the EU and lefty France is a far better option?

A_Pict_In_A_Past_Life

The FT on the EU's fears regarding Brexit talks:

EU negotiators are bracing themselves for a “big crisis” over Brexit soon after this week’s UK election, including a possible walkout as early as the summer or autumn. Alarmed by an election campaign that has stoked up tensions between UK and continental European leaders, Brussels is hoping for reassurances over Britain’s negotiating team and answers on whether the UK will reject outright the EU’s divorce-first timetable for talks.

https://www.ft.com/content/df86a5c6-49ff-11e7-919a-1e14ce4af89b

wotsthat

If the fact is there is food inflation in the system how is it possible that Jock's grocery bill hasn't increased?

Maybe he's changed his shopping habits in some way?

I doubt he even checked his monthly grocery spending before posting to be honest.

A_Pict_In_A_Past_Life

Conrad wrote: »

Because prices never went up and nothing bad ever happened during 40 years of glorious EU membership......


I'm surprised people risk life n limb escaping France to cross the Channel, surely the EU and lefty France is a far better option?

Nah, Mayo recognises the fact his Beluga Caviare has gone up.
Normal mere mortals like you & I accept that sometimes prices are up a little and sometimes down a little, but you notice it more on your £200/oz tin of caviar it seems.
Hard times.

P.S. - I'm not spending more on food than I was a year ago and I haven't cut down.
Which is a shame really because my waist could do with cutting down.

A_Pict_In_A_Past_Life

wotsthat wrote: »

If the fact is there is food inflation in the system how is it possible that Jock's grocery bill hasn't increased?

Maybe he's changed his shopping habits in some way?

I doubt he even checked his monthly grocery spending before posting to be honest.

How about maybe that even at 2%, if you spend £100 on shopping you can save far more than that 2% by shopping judiciously?
Using offers & promotions etc.

wotsthat

A_Pict_In_A_Past_Life wrote: »

How about maybe that even at 2%, if you spend £100 on shopping you can save far more than that 2% by shopping judiciously?
Using offers & promotions etc.

If he was shopping judiciously before and still is then his food bill will be £2 higher.

If he wasn't shopping judiciously and now is then maybe he's found £2 savings to keep his bill the same. i.e. he's changed behaviour.

There isn't a King Canute option.

A_Pict_In_A_Past_Life

wotsthat wrote: »

If he was shopping judiciously before and still is then his food bill will be £2 higher.

If he wasn't shopping judiciously and now is then maybe he's found £2 savings to keep his bill the same. i.e. he's changed behaviour.

There isn't a King Canute option.

That's a lot of "if's" there.

Last April, petrol = £1.07/litre & this year £1-18/litre.
At a modest 30 litres/week = an extra £3-30 per week - more of an increase than the shopping.

Last April my electricity was 25% cheaper - that's an average of nearly £5 per week more for me, more than an increase on shopping.
Gas too, I understand.



So you see, you're trying so hard ............ but it's not washing, desperate King Canute references or no.
Again, no one I have seen has said things haven't gone up but that it isn't as noticeable as you and the media are making it out to be.
People spend more on a single Starbucks/Costa/Pret etc. than their weekly shopping is going up by.

Conrad

A_Pict_In_A_Past_Life wrote: »

That's a lot of "if's" there.

Last April, petrol = £1.07/litre & this year £1-18/litre.
At a modest 30 litres/week = an extra £3-30 per week - more of an increase than the shopping.

Last April my electricity was 25% cheaper - that's an average of nearly £5 per week more for me, more than an increase on shopping.
Gas too, I understand.



So you see, you're trying so hard ............ but it's not washing, desperate King Canute references or no.
Again, no one I have seen has said things haven't gone up but that it isn't as noticeable as you and the media are making it out to be.
People spend more on a single Starbucks/Costa/Pret etc. than their weekly shopping is going up by.

And the point is these prices were up and down forever. Recall Milibands cost of living crisis and berating of energy prices, recall petrol rises when big queues hit the pumps to get in before the rise.


Remainers get into hysterics about things they thought were just part of life pre the referendum