chips ain't cheap any more. they are not. regular cod and chips, mushy peas and a ketchup, please. it's notjust chips that are getting more expensive. at tom's family's shop in blackpool, everything is costing them more. peas, potatoes, fish, pretty much everything has gone up. our peas have gone up over 100% a bag. it's gone from around £8 to £18. and that's not including vat. so, your vat on top of that. we've never had anything go up so much in such a short space of time. sunflower oil to fry the fish, fertiliser to help grow the potatoes, and even wheat in the batter. ukraine and russia are big exporters of lots of the ingredients of the nation's favourite dish. fish and chips on the beach. it's a british institution. but most of the cod and haddock in our chippies isn't actually caught in these waters. more than a third of it is imported from russia. so, with sanctions and a hunt for alternative sources,