All I want for Christmas is a break from girlie pink

There’s still a world of difference in terms of what we buy girls and boys for Christmas, writes Clodagh Finn

I’M a little disappointed not to be able to put the new hijab-wearing Barbie on my Santa list. Sadly, the doll, which is modelled on Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, won’t be making her point about diversification and sporting prowess until next spring.

It’s a pity because we could do with a doll that has muscular thighs and is not dressed in pink in the run-up to the toy season.