No longer do we see children out on Christmas morning with bicycles, prams and footballs.

Alcohol related accident and emergency admissions up 44%. Parents dreading credit card statements because they were bullied by children for presents they could not afford.

Husbands buying underwear for wives on ebay which their wives will be wear for the pleasure of other men who will enjoy them wearing it in the coming year.

North of England flooded again and a government who can't afford to build flood defences in the UK because they send billions of our money to countries that hate us via overseas aid.

Domestic violence peaks over Christmas, suicide figures increase and all this is called a happy time of year.