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Britain’s inflation pain is mostly self-inflicted and getting worse
Bringing down high prices is going to hurt, a lot
Editor’s note: On June 22nd this story was updated to include news from the Bank of England, which put up the main interest rate by 50 basis points.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Made in Britain”
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