Ideas@The Centre 50
Vol. 12 No. 50 (December, 2011) Freedom Quote of the Week'But I am sure that I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely.'
— Charles Dickens
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The economist who stole Christmas
| 23 Dec 2011
Spending lots of money on pointless gifts is bad for the economic in the long term. Buy something for yourself instead.
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Heart is where the shops are
| 23 Dec 2011
Shopping from your local retailer just doesn’t make financial sense. But the loss of our high streets may mean the loss of society’ hub.
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Christmas pudding without butter
| 23 Dec 2011
The richest country in the world can’t afford butter.
