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EPISODE · Dec 11, 2024 · 6 MIN

Should you avoid buying gifts this Christmas?

from Newstalk Breakfast

Christmas ramps up consumerism to even sickeningly dizzy heights, building into a crescendo of consumption that sees us spend vast amounts of money to prove we care about each other by swapping items we have no need for.  We discuss this further with Helen Coffey, Senior Features writer for The Independent UK. 

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