Christmas will not start for me until Friday 23rd, mainly because in the middle of a recession with a million people out of work it seems a bit vulgar to start earlier.
Let us be honest, a recession is a great reason not to waste a fortune on one day. It is one of the great ironies of life that we find ourselves as a nation mired in debt and we are supposed to help the economy out of the mess we are in by spending more on things we do not really need – many of which will end up in a recycling bin or on eBay before we even get to Easter. As this is the last column of the year and you have the whole of 2012 to look forward to hearing me moan and groan, I will try and be a bit more positive. But before I do one last grumble about the FSA. We finish thi...
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