Monday December 19, 2011 at 12:36pm
There were some pretty dire economic figures on the news last week. Many shops were slashing prices by up to 70% in a desperate bid to attract sales and takings on the high streets are down this Christmas on what they were last year. The figures still sound pretty impressive, though. Up to £4bn taken this weekend, with some reports saying Britain was spending upwards of £1.5m a minute on Christmas stuff and popular toys at risk of being completely sold out. However it is a curious ec....