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Mon 12 Dec 2009Budget for Christmas
Dominated for a decade by rampant spending, the recession is forcing us to restore some balance to Christmas, writes CONOR POPE
HAS THE downturn forced us to see sense? During the boom years, when the country seemed to be awash with money, Christmas was a time of wanton excess, with mountains of food and mountains of presents pouring into houses bedecked with sufficient illumination to put a Las Vegas casino to shame.
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