‘A very merry Christmas,’ sang John Lennon in 1971, ‘and a Happy New Year; let’s hope it’s a good one, without any fear.’ Since most of Lennon’s fears would have been tax related by then we can assume that the ones he was referring to are the sort which affect people from a different income bracket and specifically, people living in places ravaged by warfare, famine and disease.
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