What on earth are you going on about???? These are artists that have a contract with TPC because they've made music for the 25th Anniversary.
Don't like the cards? Don't buy them.
Get a grip of yourself, honestly.
There's no way this would ever have sold for under £32, even years ago. I'd say the increase is more in line with the state of shipping/pandemic.
Other Pokemon products haven't really gone up, other than retailers price gouging because of the scalpers.
Serious collectors aren't buying these, just casuals. And casuals are never going to get close to completing the set, so nobody will ever have to worry about there not being enough space!
When companies release sold figures, it's always what they have sold to retailers, you don't need to point it out. It doesn't matter how much the sell-through is to consumer (especially on a product that is flying off the shelves anyway).