“Everything, really,” says Joyce Irlam matter of factly when asked what she has noticed going up in price. “All the shops I go in, I can see the difference in the prices.”
Irlam speaks for many as the latest official data shows inflation hitting 10.1%, stoked by a near 15% jump in the cost of food and drink, with staples such as bread, meat, milk, cheese and eggs among the biggest risers.
