politics: December 2007 Archives

So you might remember my Seasonal Nonsense post of not so long ago. Imagine my surprise (and imagine you will have to seeing as it is non-existent) to read that Christmas sales have picked up with people doing lots of Christmas shopping this past weekend. I enjoy the various theories as to why people have been doing there shopping so close to Christmas. It's because Christmas is on a Tuesday, meaning most people have a 3-day weekend beforehand in which to to their shopping. It's like a 3-day Christmas Eve. If you didn't manage to find that specific gift you wanted to get on Christmas Eve 1 (Saturday) you can always look for it on Christmas Eve 2, and even Christmas Eve 3.

Christmas should always be on a Tuesday in my opinion.

The No Mill Road Tesco campaign has brought out conflicting opinions in me. On one hand, sticking it to The Man is always fun, and healthy, and a sign that people are awake. On the other hand, the rainbow Nazi streak running through the no campaign is The Man in dungarees. Having played devil's advocate in my local, only to be stonewalled by a fen troll hence onwards (even when I met him in the soulless Sainsburys supermarket) I am naturally inclined towards bringing Tesco to Mill Road myself. Political differences over minor matters shouldn't become personal. Big things like racism, sure, but the little things shouldn't come between friends. Oh well.