New Posts For Thread: Inflation down to 2.8% everything down in pricehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902273/inflation-down-to-28-everything-down-in-priceJust shows how they manipulate the figures, there won’t be a person who believes that inflation is down, food is running at 30% a year, petrol beer all bills down lol, these stats are worth zeroThe Mrs has been to the Opticians today. Needs a new pair of glasses. Guess how much?Over £700!I am still gasping for breath.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902273/inflation-down-to-28-everything-down-in-price?post_id=565380579#565380579The Mrs has been to the Opticians today. Needs a new pair of glasses. Guess how much?Over £700!I am still gasping for breath.Wed, 20 May 2026 12:14:57 -0500Bit problematic for the EU die hards, that won.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902273/inflation-down-to-28-everything-down-in-price?post_id=565380499#565380499Bit problematic for the EU die hards, that won.Wed, 20 May 2026 11:37:30 -0500Hey Cider we both joined on the same day all those years agohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902273/inflation-down-to-28-everything-down-in-price?post_id=565380427#565380427Hey Cider we both joined on the same day all those years agoWed, 20 May 2026 10:53:20 -0500I’m immune to that as I only ever put in £20’s worth of fuel.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902273/inflation-down-to-28-everything-down-in-price?post_id=565380243#565380243I’m immune to that as I only ever put in £20’s worth of fuel.Wed, 20 May 2026 08:59:00 -0500You realise that government spending is included when they add up gdp? It's not up 0.6% it is 0.6%. Inflation remains way above target, and nobody cares what the reported figure is. They care what the total in Tesco is when checking out, and how muchhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902273/inflation-down-to-28-everything-down-in-price?post_id=565380229#565380229You realise that government spending is included when they add up gdp? It's not up 0.6% it is 0.6%. Inflation remains way above target, and nobody cares what the reported figure is. They care what the total in Tesco is when checking out, and how muchWed, 20 May 2026 08:46:41 -0500I use super so not much change out of £2pl. It likes a drink as well!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902273/inflation-down-to-28-everything-down-in-price?post_id=565380209#565380209I use super so not much change out of £2pl. It likes a drink as well!Wed, 20 May 2026 08:33:08 -0500leaded petrol before iran blockade £1.22 a litre NOW )1.61https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902273/inflation-down-to-28-everything-down-in-price?post_id=565380159#565380159leaded petrol before iran blockade £1.22 a litre NOW )1.61Wed, 20 May 2026 07:55:58 -0500Deflation, ie a genuine fall in prices is not always desirable. A bit of low inflation is a good thing which is why the target is 2%.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902273/inflation-down-to-28-everything-down-in-price?post_id=565380125#565380125Deflation, ie a genuine fall in prices is not always desirable. A bit of low inflation is a good thing which is why the target is 2%.Wed, 20 May 2026 07:34:05 -0500They also done the not so sleight of hand, moving some taxes from the domestic energy bills to general taxation. You could argue that the sleight of hand was putting taxes on to domestic energy in the first place (some are still on there).https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902273/inflation-down-to-28-everything-down-in-price?post_id=565380117#565380117They also done the not so sleight of hand, moving some taxes from the domestic energy bills to general taxation. You could argue that the sleight of hand was putting taxes on to domestic energy in the first place (some are still on there).Wed, 20 May 2026 07:31:28 -0500more pertinent (hopefully for the people on here) is the base effect. April is compared to April 2025. April 2025 is when the first damaging budget from Rachel from accounts kicked in. CPIH in April 2025 was 4.1%. Obviously if you're looking at the ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902273/inflation-down-to-28-everything-down-in-price?post_id=565380107#565380107more pertinent (hopefully for the people on here) is the base effect. April is compared to April 2025. April 2025 is when the first damaging budget from Rachel from accounts kicked in. CPIH in April 2025 was 4.1%. Obviously if you're looking at the aWed, 20 May 2026 07:28:32 -0500