Protests have been held in several towns and cities around the uk, to highlight the impact of the cost of living crisis on workers and their families. the austerity campaign group, the people's assembly, co—ordinated the demonstrations, supported by trades unions. inflation, the measure of how quickly prices are rising, is at a 30—year high, amid steep increases in the cost of fuel, heating and food. yet official inflation figures look at a wide range of goods, notjust food, so can often mask some steep rises seen at the supermarket tills, especially on everyday items. new data for the bbc...