Yet not only does she have a point, but I’ve no doubt she speaks for millions of people who are fed up with the constant complaining about inflation when it's obvious that, in a global economy, all of us sometimes have to make sacrifices, even if it means denying ourselves things. So, it’s all too easy to write Widdecombe off as heartless, uncaring and out of touch – the standard accusations that anyone Right-of-centre has to contend with. Food inflation is not a problem unique to Britain. Otherwise, we just prolong the agony.Īnd Widdecombe is absolutely right to say that those difficult choices extend to each of us individually, and to our families. Train drivers, for example, must accept, as the rest of us do, that pay isn’t going to stretch as far as it did 18 months ago. But, in the main, painful choices, particularly on wage restraint, have to be made.
Yes, the supermarkets need to be asked what’s going on. What it demonstrates, of course, is that the international inflationary spiral is not only painful for all, but its urgent reduction has to be the priority for the Government and Bank of England. It’s your whole blooming shopping trolley. Is it really a 40p jump in the past year? Good heavens, that is just grim. So, it pains me that the cost is going up so much. Good old cheddar is best, preferably on something crusty.
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