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Cost Of Living Crisis.
high inflation is making it even tougher for people to make ends meet.
House prices in Portugal rose 18.7% in 2022, the biggest increase in three decades, and rents have also increased significantly in part due to a speculative property bubble.
They want higher wages, a cap on the prices of essential goods and government action on housing.
Is this the UK, nope, it the sunlit uplands of the EU.
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House prices in Portugal rose 18.7% in 2022, the biggest increase in three decades, and rents have also increased significantly in part due to a speculative property bubble.
They want higher wages, a cap on the prices of essential goods and government action on housing.
Is this the UK, nope, it the sunlit uplands of the EU.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The only ones that I see really struggling with the cost of living, are the same ones that have always struggled. That being the ones that still think they can doss at home, and have their bills paid by the government. The whole of going to work is firstly, to pay your way. At least that's what I was told back in the 60/70s.
I was in Sainsbury's late-ish Friday afternoon and the tomato/ peppers display was barren. But Sainsbury's is not limiting purchases yet. I'm not sure what is to be gained in panic buying cucumbers and lettuce...they're not going to keep *that* long.
Some of the lack of supply here us due to farmers limiting production due to rising costs...heating poly tunnels for example.
Some of the lack of supply here us due to farmers limiting production due to rising costs...heating poly tunnels for example.