ᴄʜᴏᴋɪᴅᴀʀ to UKCasualEnglish • 2 years agoA Funeral for Fish & Chipswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square14arrow-up138arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkA Funeral for Fish & Chipswww.theguardian.comᴄʜᴏᴋɪᴅᴀʀ to UKCasualEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square14cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@RisklinkEnglish23•2 years agoThis is happening because our wages haven’t kept up with rising costs. Otherwise paying £20 for a fish and chips wouldn’t be an issue.
minus-square@lerajelinkEnglish14•2 years agoYep, that plays a significant part too. But when you’ve got a fryer who’s monthly running cost has gone from £600 to £2000 that’s unsustainable.
minus-square@RisklinkEnglish7•2 years agoOf course - unless your prices increase to match, which requires consumer prices to increase to match too. My angry point is - small, independent businesses shutting down is inherent to the system as it stands.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoIt’s all about the greedy energy generating companies sucking many many billions out of the useful economy.
This is happening because our wages haven’t kept up with rising costs. Otherwise paying £20 for a fish and chips wouldn’t be an issue.
Yep, that plays a significant part too. But when you’ve got a fryer who’s monthly running cost has gone from £600 to £2000 that’s unsustainable.
Of course - unless your prices increase to match, which requires consumer prices to increase to match too.
My angry point is - small, independent businesses shutting down is inherent to the system as it stands.
It’s all about the greedy energy generating companies sucking many many billions out of the useful economy.