People at a Yorkshire café explain what life is like - and whether politics can make a difference.
The cost of living crisis has been an issue which has hit millions of people. Spiralling food and fuel prices have put an ever greater strain on household finances. BBC News headed to a café in which has tried to help people beat the crunch to find out the real effects.She's the co-owner of the Tastee café in Gleadless, a working-class suburb of Sheffield.
"They went crazy, nearly doubling in price,” she says, leaning on the counter fridge packed with of treats. He is the only earner in his family, with him desperate to give his kids, aged five and 18 months, “the happiest life possible”. As Nadine leaves to go and see her daughter, Paul Jones arrives, here to deliver the meat for the business.He has seen the effect of the cost of living crisis, but he thinks things seem to be stabilising.“Last year was appalling. Every time we had a delivery of sausages it went up by 50p.“Some businesses have since gone bust that I’ve been delivering to.”The first sit-down customers are Jenny and her husband – who order the number one – a full English breakfast with toast.
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