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Call You and Yours: Sunday Opening Hours

Julian Worricker asks if the relaxation of Sunday trading laws in England and Wales for the Olympics and Paralympics should be made permanent.

Sunday trading laws in England and Wales have been extended for the duration of the Olympics and Paralympics. Larger shops can now trade for more than six hours a day on Sundays. There are suggestions that this could continue after the Games are over to give the economy a much needed boost.

Do you find the current Sunday trading hours inconvenient and wish that the shops were open for longer? Perhaps you attend church on a Sunday and regard it as a sacred day, or as a much needed day off to spend with friends and family.

Will longer opening hours be the final nail in the coffin for the unique character of a Sunday? Do consumer demands now trump the idea of a day of rest?

Are longer opening hours a good way to give the economy a much needed boost? Or do you think they would damage small businesses? If you're a shop owner or you work in retail, what do you think of the idea?

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Presented by Julian Worricker
Produced by Olivia Skinner.

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41 minutes

Chapters

  • Call You and Yours: Sunday Trading

    Would you like shops stay open longer on Sunday or do you think it鈥檚 important to keep Sundays different, as a time for friends, family, church or community? Radio 4 listeners give their views

    Duration: 41:52

Broadcasts

  • Tue 14 Aug 2012 12:00
  • Tue 14 Aug 2012 12:04

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