August shop price inflation in the UK has reached its highest levels since 2008, adding pressure to households already struggling with the cost of living. 31.08.2022, Sputnik International
Scurrying around the aisles like a contestant in the 1990s TV game show Supermarket Sweep, I don t know which way to turn among the mountains of groceries. Then, from among a sea of jams, marmalades and peanut butter I spot a single jar of Marmite – and place it into my trolley.
Scanning down my 20-item shopping list, I have already ticked off biscuits, cereal, baked beans, tinned fish, pasta, tinned fruit and coffee. Yet this is no ordinary shopping trip – and certainly no game. This is a day in the life of a food bank volunteer in the Hertfordshire town of Bishop s Stortford, sorting through all the generous donations to provide food for struggling families in time for Christmas.