Likewise, although you have to be careful as those are often not the same thing!
Case in point - went to buy some Mutti tomatoes last night:
4 pack = £5.25
Single can = £1
Cost of Living - Shrinkflation is speeding up at an alarming rate
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Likewise, although you have to be careful as those are often not the same thing!
Case in point - went to buy some Mutti tomatoes last night:
4 pack = £5.25
Single can = £1
I detect a certain irony.
Several years ago East Cheshire built a composting site built by taking money from the local taxpayers and said that the revenue from selling composted green waste would ensure that collections remained free for domestic garden waste collections. The waste continues to enter this site, commercial compost deliveries go out and the rate payers pay £59 per year for their green bin service.
Meanwhile numerous court cases were required to remove a crooked CEO. A new temporary CEO costs the same as two prime ministers and council tax receipts continue to rise with new builds and tax increases.
In the private sector they would be laughed out of business but red green or blue they just plough on with little sanction from anybody.
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My council tax up by about £20 for a 3 bedroom property 
Nope average increase across England is 26% from this month. The increase is not linked to your usage
It's more than that https://www.water.org.uk/annual-average-bill-changes-2025-2026
For my area it's 47%
The British have given up, and are lazy when it comes to domestic politics. It shocking how far the UK has dropped, everything is getting smaller and expensive.
I look at wages and think how do people survive in the UK. It seems Shrinkflation has hit wages in this country, I look at jobs and think there would be no way I would get up and work for that wage.
I just googled AVG London wage £37100 and rent £27192. It just not worth working for that wage.
The poster seems to be talking about the bill they already have, if you paid 30% more in 24/25 than You did in 23/24, you must have used considerably more water, there is no other explanation.
Those larger increases are for the period starting on Tuesday. You will not have a bill for that yet.
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Normally I'd shame those people but honestly the way things are going I'm not surprised. Whilst supermarkets are posting record profits, they're stiffing us with their loyalty cards, higher prices and smaller product sizes.
I really wish someone would do a deep dive in to the supermarket's costs to see if there's a genuine justification for their shameless greed. My perception is that they're just doing it for profit and I'd like to be proven wrong as that would indicate bigger problems.
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Ahh fair enough. Think it was badly worded and he'll be referencing the letter received in the post recently. I had the exact same letter explaining by 29% increase to my bill
I don't think many people care any more. I've watched people blatantly do it at a self service check out, and feel like a mug for paying for everything sometimes.
Not just supermarkets with self-checkouts either. The wife works in a big city and she's seen people going into places like Greggs, picking up several items and just walking out with them. All sorts of people at it as well e.g. people in suits/business wear and even some in company uniforms.
People just don't care anymore because there are little to no consequences.
People just don't care anymore because there are little to no consequences.
The last time that I was in Greggs (maybe 15 years ago), all of the food was behind large glass displays and only the staff had access to it until you ordered and paid. Has the store layout changed to self-service now?
Sandwiches, crisps and bottles are typically in open chillers.