Shop away those Stormont blues
Shoppers may be less inclined to indulge in retail therapy during a credit crunch. But are your buying habits influenced one way or another by what's happening at Stormont? My colleague, consumer affairs correspondent Martin Cassidy, has been out on the High Street for the Politics Show and he told me that one retailer insisted that people were more ready to make purchases when there was a "feel good factor" on the hill, and less inclined to shop during a period of gridlock.
I'm not entirely convinced by how scientific this is. Maybe good times at Stormont coincided with good times in the global economy and vice versa. But if you want to assess the argument further watch Martin's report on the Politics Show on Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú1 at noon this Sunday.
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