I live in London and am married with 2 kids, working in tech. Personally, I'm not seeing too much difference. * Energy prices are higher, and this has had a

I live in London and am married with 2 kids, working in tech. Personally, I'm not seeing too much difference. * Energy prices are higher, and this has had a knock-on effect, but I see it more on childcare (e.g. nursery) than food. * There have been shortages of some foods - specifically there were shortages of tomatoes and peppers for a week or two a month or two ago, but not recently... and there are shortages of eggs, which I understand from my cousins, who are egg farmers, is primarily due to bird flu (most eggs in the UK are from British hens). * Regarding NHS, we've not needed to use hospitals recently, but access to GPs has been same as usual. * I've not seen an increase in crime. * I hear that poverty is rising, but don't have direct experience. * The Royal Mail is almost certainly dying, but I think it's been on its way out for years. Like I say, this is just personal experience - I appreciate that I'm quite lucky at having an OK-paying job, so could well be insulated from problems that others face.