Quote Originally Posted by Doucas View Post
Yeah you've got me there. Working out a 5% increase on £1 is exactly the same as knowing the ftse change from a very specific year you've picked.
Depends. You seem to think that everything is going to hell. Maybe you are wrong on that and maybe that is more important than understanding that inflation is rising but not understanding the exact methodology.

I note you didn't provide any answers, so we can't assess how incorrect you are (and we would all be incorrect on those questions, it just depends by how much)