An economics lesson from my barber

On reopening his shop after lockdown, Dominic Frisby’s barber doubled his prices. It’s all part of the post-Covid inflation process – and we’re going to have to get used to it.

A barber's shop
Prices are going up just because they can
(Image credit: © NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP via Getty Images)

My local barber re-opened this week and promptly put his prices up by 90% – from £11 to £21. Many on my local Facebook group are up in arms about it, but raising the issue on Twitter it seems many hairdressers and barbers across the country have done something similar. Prices have gone up – and quite substantially.

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Dominic Frisby

Dominic Frisby (“mercurially witty” – the Spectator) is as far as we know the world’s only financial writer and comedian. He is the author of the popular newsletter the Flying Frisby and is MoneyWeek’s main commentator on gold, commodities, currencies and cryptocurrencies. He has also taken several of his shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

His books are Daylight Robbery - How Tax Changed our Past and Will Shape our Future; Bitcoin: the Future of Money? and Life After the State - Why We Don't Need Government

Dominic was educated at St Paul's School, Manchester University and the Webber-Douglas Academy Of Dramatic Art. You can follow him on X @dominicfrisby