I only posted this as an example of what is happening to millions of people in Britain. I am not overly bothered, and the usual sarcasm, from the usual suspects, is like water off a ducks back !
I would be quite happy with a 1% increase in my income, I believe the State Pension went up a while back, haven't noticed tbh, and we haven't increased our rental rates for a couple of years, Happy Tenants, well happy Landlords.