httpwwwstatisticsgovukCCIarticleaspID shows that for most of the last thirty years inflation in the UK has hovered between  and  per cent Even at the uppermost figure you wouldnt have expected prices to increase more than  per cent between  and  when in fact theyve increased  per cent If we could find a published quote referring to price complaints this would be ironclad but even if we cant I still feel its decent content After all its much better supported than most of the stuff in the article and people are only objecting to it because its criticism