Commenting on the Chancellor's plan to extend Sunday shopping hours, Deputy Director of the Adam Smith Institute Sam Bowman said:

Scrapping Sunday trading laws would be a huge flourish by the Chancellor. These laws are archaic and can be hugely inconvenient for people who rely on budget supermarkets for their groceries, who don't keep traditional working hours, or who just don't like spending Sunday evenings at home in front of the TV.

The existing laws harm retail workers by reducing the number of hours available to them to work. And getting rid of them means Brits will be able to shop when they want, where they want. This will only be opposed by nosy moralisers who fret about other people's consumerism. Some people enjoy shopping - get over it!