Christmas shoppers walk along Oxford Street in central London December 20, 2012. British retail sales were flat in November, despite a boost from tablet computers, reflecting still weak consumer confidence and increasing the chance that the broader economy will contract in the final quarter of 2012. REUTERS/Olivia Harris (BRITAIN – Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
We get reaction from Brits hanging out on this holiday in an East End pub.
They’re not happy about the potential for a global economic fallout, but they also don’t believe it will actually happen.
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