Why is the ‘cost of living’ almost impossible for the government to control?

Energy prices soar and the British government watches on helplessly. If it were not energy costs, it might have been some other sector causing mayhem outside a single government’s control. Which is why prime ministers and chancellors are being too clunky when promising to address the cost of living, even if - understandably - it tops the list of voters’ concerns. Get tickets here for the York Book Festival with Steve Richards and Alan Johnson on Tuesday Mar 26th. Rock & Roll Politics is at the Cambridge Literary Festival on Saturday April 25th . And you can get your tickets for Rock & Roll Politics -The Election Special, at Kings Place on Monday May 11th here .

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Why is the ‘cost of living’ almost impossible for the government to control? is an episode from Steve Richards presents the Rock N Roll Politics podcast by Podmasters.

This episode is 38:53 long.

This episode was published on Mar 17, 2026.

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