Friday, November 24, 2006
Tory tossers
The Conservative party has launched a “tossers” website to help people avoid getting into debt over Xmas. It is designed to dissuade us from “overspending” by curbing our “inner tosser”.
This initiative could, with some justification, be dismissed as a stupid stunt by an organisation which has lost any sense of political direction. But it does have a horrible logic to it. Curbing what is seen as “overconsumption” is a favourite theme of today’s politicians.
This initiative could, with some justification, be dismissed as a stupid stunt by an organisation which has lost any sense of political direction. But it does have a horrible logic to it. Curbing what is seen as “overconsumption” is a favourite theme of today’s politicians.
Labels: consumption, debt
