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How Durham banned mulled wine | Good intentions, bad policy

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Mulled wine is illegal in Durham. I realise that this is shocking news for residents of this fine City. I have worse news. Baileys hot chocolate is illegal too. You can drink it at home, but publicly the sale and consumption of mulled wine and Bailey’s hot chocolate are against the law. But only in … Read more

I love it when Christmas starts early| The economics of Christmas shopping

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Every year people complaining about Christmas starting earlier every year starts earlier. I get that people get a bit huffy when Christmas starts in mid-October. Personally I don’t mind it because if our stock is in store in October it means we will get paid for it before Christmas. For our biggest stockists if the … Read more