> compared to the US $7–$24+ per kg.

thats per pound (lb).

Given that you can't make parmesan in the UK AND its historically expensive (see samual peypes) it seems an odd choice to pin your argument on.

> We sold ourselves short during the GW/Blair Neo-labour era.

I mean we really didn't it was a period of great productivity and a massive boost in living standards almost universally.