I was reading a comment in the free Metro paper this morning by Krishnan Guru-Murphy who was saying how poor the Christmas build-up has been this year, referring to things like the shoddy state of the Oxford St Christmas lights. I also heard from Luigi that they cancelled the Christmas parade and Santa's grotto in Uxbridge (this time because it was deemed offensive to other religions - a parade and grotto to the year's big push on unnecessary consumer spending hardly strikes me as Christo-centric anyway). I write this not as a the voice of the Daily Mail, but in confusion at the illogic of the situation: there's something a bit mad in the liberal self-loathing of the Christian festive tradition in this country, to the extent that people shy away from referring to Christmas (at least in the sector I work in), but harp on and on about festivals of other religions that occur at this time. One rule for you, one rule for me.
An aside:Krishnan Guru-Murphy can be used to illustrate the truly horrific value of third rate celebrities at the webpage below. Why on earth would anyone want to look at a car crash on the interweb, and several photos, at that? There's something wrong with the way culture is going.
http://www.mynottinghill.co.uk/nottinghilltv/photogallery/krishcrash.htm
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