David Cameron Doesn't Know The Price Of A Value Loaf

[ck1]

Do you? I don't, does this put him out of touch with the people? We use a lot of milk but I'm not even sure what it costs, it just goes in the trolley as an essential item

[emmie]

i don't because i don't buy value loaves.

[factor-fiction]

It would be a silly question- depending on the store it can be anything from 20p to £1 depending on how rubbish the bread is and the size of the loaf.

[jno]

if you buy things regardless of cost, then you're not "the people" you're talking about.

[emmie]

i do know the cost of what i buy, i think one should, otherwise you may be spending more money than you need to. Shopping around in markets helps me budget

[woofgang]

I have no idea what a loaf costs, or a pint of milk. I am currently buying 8ish pints of milk (its in litres) for 3 quid. the loaf price depends on what I buy or if I make my own, also often there are offers. Not knowing what something costs offhand though doesn't mean that you aren't on a budget or will buy an item regardless of cost. Not knowing what something costs is not the same as not knowing what you can afford to pay.

[Barmaid]

I don't think it makes him out of touch at all. I don't know either because I never buy bread (I too have a breadmaker).

I know the rough cost of most stuff I buy, but I'll bet if you asked Mr BM he wouldn't have the foggiest.

[ummmm]

The only price I know is the price of milk. That's only because I send one of the kids to get it and they know the price.

I know eggs are one pound something and bread is one pound something.

[anneasquith]

seriously, if I had DC's money, id not know the price of any groceries,

[sp1814]

ck1

I know the price of nothing, even though I do half the household shop.

Like Cameron, I suppose I'm not 'price sensitive' when it comes to food.

However, I know the price of iPads, Kindles, iPhones etc...because I'm interested in tech.

[jomifl]

The last time I saw a 'value' loaf in Tesco it was 20p. I didn't buy it because I suspected that it was bad 'value' rather than good 'value' :0)

[emmie]

and we waste more food than almost any other nation, shameful really.

[Caribeing]

The cost of bread varies from store to store and brands, it is difficult to get a decent loaf most bread now is rubbish it is a chore hunting for fresh stuff.

[FredPuli43]

And Boris was asked by Paxman, on Newsnight, "What is the price of a pint [sic] of milk?" and did not know, eschewing the point that nobody can buy a pint of milk in a shop nowadays. He asked Paxman the price of a loaf; Paxman replied that he was not standing for office. Boris guessed 89 p for the milk, was told it was 'half that' and countered that he was thinking of the bigger container, semble, a litre. He may have been right for a litre. Was he?

Boris's point was that he didn't buy milk himself, but anyway the question was not relevant. All that he really needs to be aware of is the trend and rate of food price inflation and the cost of living, not the price of individual items in a food basket.

All that this favourite question of Mrs Thatcher's revealed was a) Paxman has his milk delivered, apparently and b) neither man does the shopping regularly and, if they do, they don't count the pennies. Both are men who work and also earn substantial sums, so neither revelation is a surprise but, rather, is to be expected. And we shouldn't expect anything else of them.

[Old_Geezer]

No, because I buy flour and eat home made ones.

I think, like DC, I presently earn enough for a few food items not to be something to monitor the price of. It's not like I'm going to find a vast difference by buying a different brand, I suspect. When I'm on a pension that may change.

Anyway I don't expect a PM to know the difference between a loaf and a hole in the ground. Being out of touch is an apparent requirement for the job.

[joggerjayne]

I always wonder about about the suggestion that the Prime Minister should be one of the ordinary people.

Would you be happy if some 'ordinary bloke' from 'down the pub' was put in charge of running the country?

And the Prime Minister, who has ultimate responsibility for saving the country from economic catastrophe, preventing us from being blown up by the many nations of terrorists who hate us, and deciding how many British soldiers have to put their lives on the line every day ... would you really feel happy if he spent his time checking out the price of bread???

Frankly, if the Prime Minister knew how much a loaf of bread cost, I'd be a bit worried.

[emmie]

milk costs will vary from shop to shop. convenience stores can be more expensive than the supermarkets...

[McMouse]

I'm reminded of Oscar Wildes comment "The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."




"The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."

-- Oscar Wilde

[sandyRoe]

A crusty ciabatta from Harrods would probably cost two or three quid. Doesn't Dave have servants to do the shopping?

[FredPuli43]

And sp and BM are right. We are all blokes together, we men. Ask me the price of a Partagas No 2 cigar, a three year old Skoda Octavia Estate, a Hungarian Puli puppy, a drawing by Cecil Aldin, a 3kg bag of Eukanuba dog food, or a packet of fags and I'll be within a gnat's crochet of spot on. These are random things which interest me, even if I can't afford to buy them, I know what price they are. But the things that keep me alive are things I just pay for with fatalist acceptance and never look at the price.

[joggerjayne]

Things I need to Google ... unless these are in a foreign language ...

Partagas No 2 cigar
Hungarian Puli puppy
Cecil Aldin
Eukanuba dog food