One reliable bench mark item is said to be the humble Mars bar, mark you if you were to time-warp a kid from the ‘50’s in and give him one of today’s miserable, undersized, air-filled offerings it’s likely you’d get your shins kicked for your trouble!
On petrol prices, despite recent price hikes, “they” reckon it to be less expensive now than pre-war in terms of the time it takes the average man to earn the price of a gallon.
If you want a really ‘orrible comparison of how prices have escalated then how about a new substantial four-bedroom house in Pinner for £850? — Mark you that was in 1933 . . .
