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I am reading Get Carter, originally titled Jack's Return Home by Ted Lewis, published in 1970. In it, Jack buys a pint of beer for 1'10 (iirc). That's 22/240 pounds, approx 9p. Today a pint of beer costs about £3-60 say, so that's 40x as much. Jack rents a room in a cheap B&B over a weekend for 50 shillings, which was £2-50. I suppose it would be £100 these days, maybe. So that's 40x as much too.
In Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy, published about 1979, Ford Prefect bought six pints of beer and, I think, four packets of crisps and still had change from £5. So say that's £4 for the beer. That means a pint of beer cost 67p.
Crikey, no wonder everyone complained about the prices and went on strike for more pay.
In Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy, published about 1979, Ford Prefect bought six pints of beer and, I think, four packets of crisps and still had change from £5. So say that's £4 for the beer. That means a pint of beer cost 67p.
Crikey, no wonder everyone complained about the prices and went on strike for more pay.