Monk Debunks: Beyond the narrative

Monk Debunks: Beyond the narrative

No, Tesco Hasn’t Cancelled Christmas

A myth-busting explainer on Tesco trees, ‘renamed’ cakes, and the real purpose behind these manufactured panics.

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Emma Monk
Nov 27, 2025
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I vowed I wasn’t going to do a ‘they’re cancelling Christmas’ Substack after doing a quick Bluesky thread on it last week, and talking about it very briefly on James O’Brien’s LBC show.

However, I’ve changed my mind for several reasons:

  • The manufactured outrage is not going away and is still seeping into the mainstream media, which means you may meet peop…

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