Christmas just a festival of ‘inflated expectations’

THE news of Ireland’s further depressed economy is a reminder that the recession is not just for Christmas but probably for life.

Christmas just a festival of ‘inflated expectations’
Tue, 20 Dec, 2011 - 00:00
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Christmas has become a festival of inflated expectations.

On a recent trip to Dublin my experience of the fury of this year’s Christmas shopping gave the impression that the recession had taken a holiday.

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