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watch One-Minute World News Last Updated: Monday, 29 December,
2003, 11:25 GMT Should shops open on Christmas Day?  Some shops
opened on Christmas Day this year, but it could have been the
last time that the bigger stores are allowed to stay open.  The
government is promising to back The Christmas Day (Trading)
Bill, put forward by Kevan Jones, the Labour MP for Durham
North, and co-drafted with the shop workers' union Usdaw.  A
spokesman for Usdaw said: "Our belief is that shop workers
simply deserve the day off and it needs to be protected."  Under
the law, any shop above 3,000 square feet or 915sq m will be
forbidden from opening on Christmas Day from 2004.  Should large
shops be allowed to open on Christmas Day? Did you visit any
shops on Christmas Day this year? Send us your views.  This
debate is now closed. Thank you for your e-mails. The following
comments reflect the balance of opinion we received:  If people
can't organise themselves so th