Jack Peters
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Jack Peters is a former investment banker turned Business Studies teacher at a Sixth Form College. He likes people watching and commenting on the choices society makes.

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Does the Balance Between Christmas and Consumerism Need Reviewing?

2 Comments | Posted 5 December 2011 | 22:57:58 (EST)

Father Christmas has been ushered away from the department store and categorised as a paedophile risk. Christmas songs from yesteryear like Fairytale of New York have been made redundant by Simon Cowell's X Factor factory, in the streamlined race for Christmas number 1. Now Littlewood's has an advert with children...

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Jeremy Clarkson: When Does a Joke Go Too Far? How Should We Respond?

Posted 1 December 2011 | 20:16:10 (EST)

The British public are no strangers to controversial humour and the ensuing public outcry. On Thursday, Jeremy Clarkson made comments on the One Show about executing, in front of their families, public sector workers who went on strike. The BBC received over 20,000+ complaints and apologised for the comments. UNISON...

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Is the Mainstream Media Playing an Adequate Role in Informing us on Financial Responsibility?

7 Comments | Posted 28 November 2011 | 23:00:00 (EST)

Allow me to introduce myself. I'm 30 years old, I'm a teacher, I'm single, I have no dependants, and I'm not a home-owner.

I'm currently sat comfortably in a coffee house drinking a latte with hazelnut shot. I'm not sure if I'm sat too comfortably though, because outside the...

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