Minimum wage in 2005 was £5.05 and a Freddo was 10p. Meaning that one hour of work got you 50 Freddos.
Fast forward to 2025, minimum wage is £12.21 and a Freddo is 35p. Now one hour of work will only get you 34 of them.
That's a 142% rise in pay but a 250% rise in frog shaped chocolate bars.
If wages had kept up with the price Freddos, the minimum wage would be £17.50 an hour.
The economy’s in shambles and yes I’m measuring it in chocolate frogs. But this post is about more than that. Too many people are working full time and struggling to survive because absolutely everything is increasing faster than wages.
Something needs to change.
I try to keep my political views away from this platform but I struggle to see how anyone can watch this and argue with the points put forward in this video. Everyone you speak to does feel that life is too expensive, no one sees a way to change it. This at least, feels hopeful.
🚨🚨 Tommy Robinson has been arrested and deported on arrival in Columbia and Panama after he arrived for a holiday following his fusnraising efforts at the "Unite the Kingdom" rally.
This is literally countries refusing entry to a violent criminal. He should be all for this.