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The Government has just announced it intends to block the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, effectively declaring war on free speech. It's time to join the Free Speech Union and fight back.
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Christmas-Is it becoming commercial?

category dublin | miscellaneous | opinion/analysis author Wednesday December 21, 2005 12:39author by Nicola McNamaraauthor email nicola.mcnamara at marsh dot com Report this post to the editors

Is Christmas commericial- it doesn't look this way to me. Walking down Dublin's Grafton street last night was no small feat, so why do it if we dont want to?

Dublin’s Grafton Street heaved with shoppers last night all battling to get the last of their Christmas goodies. Each year the masses grow and the exchange of money becomes greater. Is Christmas really turning into a commercial free for all or will we simply say ‘ba humbug’ to those who make this claim?

Walking down Grafton Street yesterday evening was no small feat. Bags tangling, people shoving, finding a gap in the crowd to rush through only be to met head on with a steady stream of shoppers coming the opposite direction. An uncomfortable picture some might say.

On the other hand the Christmas atmosphere could take one in. Carol singers the length of the street smiling happily singing our favourite Christmas songs, fairy lights lighting up shop windows and of course huge Christmas trees illuminating the top and bottom ends of the street.

Christmas is not becoming commercial. People enjoy shopping and buying gifts for their loved ones, if they didn’t then why do it. Take one look out the window of your car, office or take a walk down Grafton Street, this many people wouldn’t be pushed into doing something they don’t want to do. People haven’t forgotten the meaning of Christmas they’re just enjoying it, and shopping is obviously something we enjoy. We enjoy giving, and receiving presents, we enjoy the nights out, the family get-togethers and maybe the arguments too. We enjoy the build up, spending all that hard earned cash and being broke afterwards-if we didn’t then why do it?

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   maybe if we all just ignored christmas...     Lefty type    Wed Dec 21, 2005 13:31 
   Torturing, Whipping, Show trialing and Nailing your God to a Cross - Is it all just chocolate eggs?     easter bunny    Wed Dec 21, 2005 13:39 
   Psst...Don't Say A Word BUT!     d'other    Wed Dec 21, 2005 14:08 
   middle class cr*p     guydebordisdead    Wed Dec 21, 2005 15:38 
   you work for marsh?     W    Wed Dec 21, 2005 15:47 
   the worst weekends of the year for the poor in Europe     hmmm    Wed Dec 21, 2005 15:50 
   CHRISTMAS "TIS tHE SEASON"     COLLEGEHEAD    Wed Dec 21, 2005 17:03 
   +     joe    Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:06 
   'Things Go Better With Coca Cola™ or Christ™?     redjade    Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:26 
 10   xmas     on of santas ho's    Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:36 
 11   Aha! you'd think that wouldn't you. but papa Ratzi likes his hats.     sun worshipper    Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:36 
 12   well I can't.     angry sun god    Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:48 
 13   "cloud caused by capitalist pollution "?!?     Lefty type    Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:52 
 14   my brother moves the clouds about.     angry sun god    Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:56 
 15   Baa-Humbug.     Setanta    Thu Dec 22, 2005 15:27 
 16   Ah For Jaysus Sake Give Over     Santa's little helper    Fri Dec 23, 2005 10:58 
 17   Bad Santa     Barry    Fri Dec 23, 2005 16:10 
 18   Red Stars and Christmas (and the legacy of Stalin)     redjade    Sat Dec 24, 2005 02:29 
 19   "are there no prisons?" ..."and the poor law in full vigour?"... Scrooge No warmth could warm him...     dickens - non union represented writer of journals and    Sat Dec 24, 2005 18:32 
 20   Ragged Trousers     Robbie Tressel    Mon Dec 26, 2005 02:03 
 21   Well Mr Tressel you've to move with the times.     wenceslas (protomartyr and victim of fraticide)    Mon Dec 26, 2005 13:21 
 22   xmas and commercial side of     jesus    Sun Jan 01, 2006 14:36 
 23   Irish Christmas under threat from Migrants?? (Meath Chronicle)     redjade    Wed Jan 04, 2006 18:35 
 24   my god!     Deirdre    Tue Jan 17, 2006 18:18 
 25   The first Xmas...     Me    Tue Jan 17, 2006 18:28 


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