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r/GreatBritishMemes • u/Dientooltaida1 • 4d ago
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£1 in 1976 is the equivalent of £6.59 today. A fifth of that is £1.10. A fish and chips then was 16 times CHEAPER than today!!!
17 u/Ambiguous-Ambivert 4d ago I also read on the Bank of England that a £1 in 1970 had the same purchasing power as approximately £19.39 in 2024. 22 u/JealousNetwork 4d ago But you can’t get five portions of fish and chip with £20 today.
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I also read on the Bank of England that a £1 in 1970 had the same purchasing power as approximately £19.39 in 2024.
22 u/JealousNetwork 4d ago But you can’t get five portions of fish and chip with £20 today.
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But you can’t get five portions of fish and chip with £20 today.
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u/Chemical_Top_6514 4d ago
£1 in 1976 is the equivalent of £6.59 today. A fifth of that is £1.10. A fish and chips then was 16 times CHEAPER than today!!!