Flutterby™! : Vimes Boots Index

In a long Twitter thread, food writer Jack Monroe talks about how standard inflation metrics don't capture impacts on the lowest income peoople, and announces the "Vimes Boots Index".

Twitter thread from the official Terry Pratchett account with the relevant passage (if you haven't read it already).

Guardian: Terry Pratchett estate backs Jack Monroe’s idea for ‘Vimes Boots’ poverty index</>

Tor.com: Terry Pratchett’s Sam Vimes Is the Namesake for a New Price Index