It appears we all love to free-load off other peoples religions. The current trend based on the census suggests that by the time the next one rolls around we will be a non-Christian nation. Which then leads on to the question, why have Easter and Christmas off in law if only a minority actually are Christian?

So here could be a solution. Count up the days we get off due to religious reasons in law (4), and then give that to everyone that they can use for whatever reason, the main one being for Religious Holidays. They can still use these for Easter and Christmas if they want even if they are Athiest. They should not roll over and have to be used between the 1st of January through to the 31st of December, otherwise you lose out. It should also be no-questions asked, and employers should be prepared that they may have to close on Easter and Christmas anyway, especially if there are too many staff taking the day off than there are to replace them.

So there, everyone can be happy that they still get a holiday and can possibly shop on those days.