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Tag: consumerism

The ‘Christmas Creep’

Posted on 6th November 20206th November 2020 by Hannah Pickett

I often have to remind myself when I am strolling through town, that it is actually only October and not quite Christmas Day yet! The great abundance of Christmas advertising and Christmas products flooding our […]

Halloween: the horror of consumerism

Posted on 29th October 202029th October 2020 by Sophie Arundel

Happy Halloween! Or is it? Covid has essentially destroy Halloween this year, but that hasn’t stopped anyone from passively and excessively buying Halloween themed products!

It’s The Most Unsustainable Time of The Year

Posted on 10th December 201910th January 2020 by Isabel Ralphs

There is a certain unsettling irony in the fact that Black Friday this year landed in the same week that the UN Secretary General issued the warning that the world is at the ‘point of […]

Impulse Buying: Have you Fallen Victim to our Culture of Consumption?

Posted on 15th December 201815th March 2019 by Krishna Choudhury

Has your bank account crawled out of the Black Friday sales as a shadow of its former self? If so, don’t worry – you’re not alone! A recent survey found that on average British people […]

Photojournal | Staff on strike – "It's the last resort today"

Posted on 8th December 201314th December 2016 by The Gryphon Web Editor

“What’s twenty times six?” asks Ann Blair, law lecturer and President of University of Leeds University and College Union (UCU). “One hundred and twenty”. “Well. That’s how many mince pies I’ve been distributing on the […]

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