"Well, I could. No doubt I’m selfish and small, in thrall to an unfair capitalistic system. But at least I’m honest, which is more than I can say for most “charitable” gift givers. The people I know who’ve bought from these catalogues admit they were mostly motivated by the fact that (for once) it would be in bad taste for their recipients to express their disappointment. Hardly in the spirit of the season. You might be thinking, is Christmas really the time to be churlish? Is there any point in quibbling when the end results are so spectacular, raking in millions for charity every year? To which I say: absolutely."
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No thank you, I don’t want a goat for Christmas | Diane Shipley | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
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