The master list.

Pasta:

• Fusilli (tricolore or regular)
• macaroni
• shells
• lasagne sheets
• linguine or spaghetti
• penne

Herbs (dried)

• mixed
• oregano (large tub)
• mint
• sage
• thyme

Spice

• ground cumin
• ground coriander seed
• chilli powder (strength of choice)
• chilli flakes
• curry powder (strength of choice)
• tumeric
• mixed spice 
• ground nutmeg 
• ground cinnamon
• cloves
• ground ginger

sauces, stocks, purees, liquids,spreads (because these often interchange)

• worcestershire sauce
• beef stock cubes
• chicken stock cubes
• vegetable stock cubes
• gravy granules
• tomato puree
• tinned tomatoes
• passatta (seived tomato)
• condensed mushroom soup
• vinegar (regular everyday sort)
•  soy sauce
• tabasco
• balls original chutney(although any mixed fruit chutneys are fine)
• red jam (any)
• marmalade lemon and orange
• crunchy peanut butter
• marmite
• english mustard
• wholegrain mustard
• mustard powder
• sandwhich pickle
• mango chutney
• mayonnaise
• lemon juice
• cheap red wine
• cheap white wine (save the not so nice bottles recieved as gifts or use the funky bit left over in the fridge)
• Ale (one can hidden out of sight lol)

Fish

• small tin of anchovies
• tuna in brine

 Pickled or brined bits

• gherkins
• capers
• black olives 
• onions

Nuts and dried fruit

• currents
• sultanas
• raisins
• candied mixed peel
• dates
• flaked almonds
• pine nuts
• chopped hazlenuts
• walnuts

 Tinned vegetables and fruits

• Chopped tomatoes (also under sauce section)
• sweetcorn
• rhubarb--two large
• pears
• artichoke hearts
• mushy peas

 Tinned beans

• baked beans
• chick peas
• kidney beans

Dried beans and grains

• basmati rice
• long grain rice
• cous cous
• pearl barley
• chick peas
• haricot beans
• red lentils
• arborio or other short grained rice (for pudding and rissotto)
• oats

Flour

• self raising
• plain
• cornflour
• cornmeal/polenta (I can only find this ina  local healthfood shop-try holland and barratt or julian graves)
• strong white

 Sugars and syrups

• granulated sugar
• caster
• icing
• golden caster
• golden syrup
• treacle
• honey
• soft brown
• demerera

Perishable fridge items

• milk
• eggs
• bacon (can be frozen)
• cheddar

Perishable fresh veg always to hand

• carrots
• white potatoes
• onions
• white cabbage

Perishable fruit always to hand

• apples
• bananas
• other things in their seasons and as required 
• unwaxed lemons (often through summer not so much winter)

 Frozen

• Bacon (mentioned in fridge)
• diced cooked ham
• prawns
• peas
• minced beef
• minced lamb
• minced pork
• cod or other white fish
• smoked haddock
• diced lamb
• diced beef
• chicken joints
• diced chicken breast

About:
   Ham........learn to cook ham or bacon joints use google. Then freeze packets of sliced ham and diced ham in the freezer. This is cheaper than even the cheapest value ham and ten times the quality. Glazes are made with cupboard ingredients.  These joints are cheaper at christmas if you have a chest freezer to store them
    Chicken......buy whole birds and learn how to joint them and dice the breasts. Per kilo it's criminally cheaper than ready butchered joints. You just have to get used to eating joints as well as breast meat.
    Diced pork/casserole pork.......it's cheaper to buy pork shoulder steaks and cut it yourself.
    Lamb is frighteningly costly. Buy more than you need for a sunday roast to allow 3-500 g of lamb leftover. That leftover lamb can be put in the blender with an onion and used to make shepheards pie that is more flavourful than that made with mince.
    Pork loin joints.....often in reduced section can vbe seperated into smaller roast joints or diced for a casserole. 

It's common sense but bulk buy the list items when they are on offer (checking dates of course) seperate meat and freeze as soon as possible.

Make menu plans and make sure to get things out of the freezer on time.