Tag: christmas
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The increasing cost of Christmas
25% of people say they can’t afford the Christmas they want in 2022, double the number from 2021.
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A Merry but Secular Christmas!
A YouGov Poll conducted last year in 2020 shows that the majority of those who celebrate Christmas (and Easter) in the UK do so in an entirely secular way. The survey results provide some useful evidence to support the view that religion does not play a significant role in British society, as this traditionally Christian…
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The Church of Stop Shopping – A Sociological Analysis
Reverend Billy and The church of stop shopping are critical of our addiction to shopping – especially at Christmas. They suggest we are facing a ‘Shopocalypse’ – arguing that over consumption fuels the debt crisis, global warming and destroys local economies and communities if products are purchased from TNCs. Instead, they suggest that we should…
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Merry Debtmass…
A 2016 poll by Nationwide found that the average Brit spends £645 on Christmas. On average, people in the UK spend… £117 on Christmas presents for their partner, £145 on presents for their children, £20 on their pet (lucky pets!). This broadly corresponds with the Bank of England’s findings on Christmas spending which found that…
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A Sociological Christmas
Family, friends, gifting and food, these are the main things which people say makes ‘Christmas important to them’, at least according to a survey carried out by YouGov this time last year, on behalf of the British Humanist Association… And less than 25% of the population seem to think religion is an important part of…
