Trouble in Shopaholicstan

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[10 December 2007]

by Meta Wagner

If those slim hipped, cigarette smoking, small-portion eating, fast-walking chic Parisians are going to flaunt their fashion sense in Jersey while taking advantage of the weak dollar, then we really must seal our borders.

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