Would Osborne really let councils decide on Sunday trading? | Simon Jenkins

The chancellor’s plan for longer Sunday hours gets one thing right: devolving power to communities to decide for themselves. If he really means it

Is Sunday special? Of course it is. I tend to work less, have a lie-in, do the garden, see more of the family. Factories, surgeries, banks and offices close. This is no longer to do with religion. I just prefer a day a week to be a little special.

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