Talk about the cost of living in-creases! Harrods is selling an ironing board for £3,999. For that price you might expect some super-smart accessories, a uniformed maid to press your clothes, perhaps.

Jeremy Hunt came under fire recently for claiming that £100,000 is “not a huge salary”. The chancellor of the Exchequer doubled down on the comments when challenged, saying that it “doesn’t go as far ...