Cost of the British Cuppa

A report by the British Retail Consortium/Nielsen found that UK food prices have soared by a record 11.6% in a single month (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/02/uk-food-prices-soar-by-fastest-rate-on-record-as-cost-of-living-crisis-bites). Particularly affected are fresh foods (goodbye healthy eating initiatives for the poor) and the ingredients for making the archetypal 'British' cup of tea. Teabags, milk and sugar all showed marked price increases last month. Perhaps, we will be returning to the pre-1830s, when the rich had lockable tea caddies, preventing their servants stealing the valuable leaf. Interestingly, modern lockable tea caddies are now widely available online.