Is Greggs losing its way?

For many, it is hard to overstate the appeal of Greggs, one of those rare high street chains that provides good-quality food at affordable prices. When it comes to such hero items as the steak bake or the sausage roll – whether with actual sausage or the vegan equivalent – it has inherited the Lyons Corner House’s mantel as the nation’s go-to eating spot of choice. Usually, every piece of news about it, whether it’s announcing its pop-up pub in Newcastle or its recent venture into service stations, is a positive one. This makes it all the more disappointing to find out that it is raising its previously notably fair prices to something that makes it, if not unaffordable, certainly less of a bargain than it previously was.

Who knows what fresh hell our Chancellor is going to unleash on the