[Margaret Pilkington]

Well Cashy, at one time they were.......and this was when shops all closed on Sundays......and here in Clayton they also closed Saturday afternoon......and do you know what? We got through. No-one starved..... I think that in general the world(or at least my bit of it) was a better place.

There is only so much money to go around......the shops opening longer doesn't necessarily mean that they make more money.....especially the smaller ones, because they have to pay someone to man the place whether it is busy or not.
Shop workers deserve a break as much as anyone else.