Do you use conditioner? I don't. It is not really necessary with my amount of hair. What about dating agencies? Me neither. Happily married. What about apps, or a shoulder of pork?
I do not use apps myself on a regular basis, and a shoulder of pork is not on the table for Sunday roast, neither is beef or lamb, as they are so expensive. Why do I ask? Because the Office for National Statistics has included conditioner, dating site fees, and apps in the basket of goods it tracks to compile the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). It has taken out pork for lunch and replaced it with an ‘oven-ready joint’ although I am not quite sure what that is. Must ask Kerry Katona next time I bump into her – she knows why mums go to Iceland. Also in the basket of 180,000 products are fl...
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