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> The pound is much weaker than 10 years ago (1.25 va 1.13) against the dollar, yes you may want to check the Euro against the dollar too > inflation has bee

> The pound is much weaker than 10 years ago (1.25 va 1.13) against the dollar, yes you may want to check the Euro against the dollar too > inflation has been significantly higher in the entire period and in the past year as well again, you may want to check the eurozone at least the UK has the ability to raise interest rates, the eurozone does not > supermarkets even in central London are often half empty this was certainly the case during early days covid (when we were still part of the EU) I've not even seen it reported during the last year (your comment history is certainly... focused on complaining about the UK)

mmarq 4y ago
Of course, all comparisons were UK vs EU and GBP vs EUR. For GBP vs EUR, you just need to change the dates of xe.com link in the comment I replied to (past 10 years instead of a strategically chosen start date). The pound today is much weaker than 10 years ago against the euro. For inflation comparison you can check the ONS or https://data.oecd.org/price/inflation-cpi.htm https://data.oecd.org/price/inflation-cpi.htm . You can see for yourself that UK has performed worse than the eurozone for the entirety of the past 10 years. On shortages, I’ve just been told by both my child’s paediatrician and his GP to stockpile certain medicines because they experience shortages on a daily basis, medicines disappear for weeks, such as the chicken pox vaccine. Calpol was nowhere to be found today, I may have more luck tomorrow. I can’t send you a picture of the Sainsbury’s I’ve just went to, but I had to go to Tesco to buy milk. I’ve never experienced anything like this, the closest thing I can think of is This War of Mine or the siege of Sarajevo.
- blibble 4y ago
  > Calpol was nowhere to be found today, I may have more luck tomorrow. I can’t send you a picture of the Sainsbury’s I’ve just went to, but I had to go to Tesco to buy milk. I’ve never experienced anything like this, the closest thing I can think of is This War of Mine or the siege of Sarajevo. this has to be hyperbole or a parody, right? if you think supermarkets being out of milk on a Sunday evening is the sign of the apocalypse then the world ended quite a while ago
  - vmilner 4y ago
    No obvious shortages at my Sainsbury’s today.
  - mmarq 4y ago
    The fact that vaccines and medicines for babies are hard to find and that I can’t assume I can buy bread, milk, fruit and vegetables at the local supermarket (as I’ve been able to until 2019), it’s a serious sign of decline.

mmarq 4y ago

Of course, all comparisons were UK vs EU and GBP vs EUR. For GBP vs EUR, you just need to change the dates of xe.com link in the comment I replied to (past 10 years instead of a strategically chosen start date). The pound today is much weaker than 10 years ago against the euro. For inflation comparison you can check the ONS or https://data.oecd.org/price/inflation-cpi.htm https://data.oecd.org/price/inflation-cpi.htm . You can see for yourself that UK has performed worse than the eurozone for the entirety of the past 10 years. On shortages, I’ve just been told by both my child’s paediatrician and his GP to stockpile certain medicines because they experience shortages on a daily basis, medicines disappear for weeks, such as the chicken pox vaccine. Calpol was nowhere to be found today, I may have more luck tomorrow. I can’t send you a picture of the Sainsbury’s I’ve just went to, but I had to go to Tesco to buy milk. I’ve never experienced anything like this, the closest thing I can think of is This War of Mine or the siege of Sarajevo.

blibble 4y ago
> Calpol was nowhere to be found today, I may have more luck tomorrow. I can’t send you a picture of the Sainsbury’s I’ve just went to, but I had to go to Tesco to buy milk. I’ve never experienced anything like this, the closest thing I can think of is This War of Mine or the siege of Sarajevo. this has to be hyperbole or a parody, right? if you think supermarkets being out of milk on a Sunday evening is the sign of the apocalypse then the world ended quite a while ago
- vmilner 4y ago
  No obvious shortages at my Sainsbury’s today.
- mmarq 4y ago
  The fact that vaccines and medicines for babies are hard to find and that I can’t assume I can buy bread, milk, fruit and vegetables at the local supermarket (as I’ve been able to until 2019), it’s a serious sign of decline.