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Emeritus Prof Christopher May

The Unite Union are doing some great work on un-masking the costs of in the UK (which is the character of so many market sectors):

Their research notes that in countries with three rather than four major & operators prices are around 20% higher!

Consolidation of markets (which the Competition & Markets Authority is meant to police) is a key element they argue to in the UK!

Its not the whole story but its a big element!
theguardian.com/business/2023/

The GuardianWhy UK must stop Vodafone-Three merger and this cycle of ‘greedflation’By Guardian staff reporter