This has just caught my attention on the BBC website:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37822791

So all you buy your children are four presents at Christmas.  Something they need, something they want, something to wear and something to read.

It’s certainly an interesting idea, which should undoubtedly cut down on family spending and help with the increasing issues of over consumption and the resulting waste, but how feasible is it?