17-May-2012
Despite almost all voices raised in the debate over 'Olympic Sundays' being opposed to the proposal the government bulldozed its way through Parliament. Just to please the bosses of a few super-stores.
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27-Apr-2012
According to a survey commissioned by drinks band Schloer, Sundays still hold a special place in the hearts of South Easterners, but there are many different ways to enjoy them. Furthermore historian Dominic Sandbrook said: “How people spend their time o...
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25-Apr-2012
Delegates at Usdaw’s Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) have reaffirmed the shop workers union’s opposition to the deregulation of Sunday trading and called on the government to drop plans to suspend Sunday trading laws during the Olympic and Paralympic Games...
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25-Apr-2012
In a speech given during a debate on the relaxation of Sunday Trading over the Olympic and Paralymic games in the House of Lords, the Bishop of Bath and Wells has confirmed that the Church of England will stand against any measures to relax Sunday tradin...
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24-Apr-2012
The Olympics, mammon and God
According to Twitter, Boris Johnson, London’s Conservative mayoral candidate put his foot in his mouth rather badly at the churches’ hustings when he said that you can serve both God and mammon.
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