The one thing you should know about inflation

In the UK, prices always increase.

This chart the price level for goods and services between 1910-2007. During that period prices increase by over 8,000 percent. Through peace and war, recessions, depressions and booms, prices go up. There may have been the odd year of low inflation, but the long run trend is undeniable.

Prices keep going up; but you knew this already. You didn't need of one of Alice's charts to tell you that.