Trading laws will not be changed for Boxing Day on a Sunday – Daily Telegraph

“Shoppers will have their time in the Boxing Day sales halved this year, after a Government minister quashed the retail industry’s plea for Sunday trading laws to be relaxed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

In the age of the internet, why restrict Sunday trading? – The Times

“The argument over the right to stage two Premier League football matches on Easter Sunday was a stark reminder of the battles fought 15 years ago about the introduction of Sunday trading. Football chiefs have been accused by church leaders of disregarding the importance of religion in the name of profit.”

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The Times, 20th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk