Election 2024: Cost of living — It's always the economy, stupid

The cost of living is likely to feature just as prominently as an issue in the upcoming general election as it did in the US presidential vote

The cost of food has risen sharply in the past two years.

In the wake of Donald Trump’s crushing defeat of Kamala Harris in the US presidential election, much of the talk turned to the reasons why.

The common refrain of “It’s the economy, stupid” was rolled out as people were said to have voted with their wallets.