If you run out of cranberries on December 25th, you might be out of luck if you live in the U.K. Sky News reports that the British government is planning on forcing supermarket stores to close their doors this Christmas. Apparently most stores are closed anyway, but there have been a few who are bucking the trend.

Ministers at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) want all large stores to remain closed on December 25 to ensure staff get a break.

At least one supermarket chain opened its doors on Christmas Day last year and the departments is worried others will follow suit.

Why is this about what the DTI wants? Talk about forcing your views on people, government bureaucrats apparently have no problem with using the threat of lethal force against people who have the gall to go to work on December 25th. That should teach those non-Christians.

Now, me being a Christian myself, I have no plans to work on Christmas day. But then I used my individual freedom of choice to select a job that allowed me the day off. That really is what it is all about, is freedom. British business have been opening their doors on December 25th and the government thinks they should be at home playing with all the toys Santa brought. How dare they actually want to leave their homes after all the wrapping paper has been picked up.

Of course, not everyone wants to stay at home on Christmas. When I worked in retail, my Jewish friend and boss wanted to open our store on Christmas day just to sell batteries. He probably could have made a bundle, but our boss wouldn't hear of it, so we couldn't do it. Still, it's nice to know that business owners have the freedom to make those decisions without having to worry about the government sticking guns in their face. But then what would a nation that still has royal monarchs know about freedom?