to be a little surprised at receiving gifts wrapped in

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newspaper. Is it an ultra eco way of cutting down on all the waste paper generated then?

I think it's bloody awful!

Sarah Brown did it a few years back while Gordon was still in No10 and she tweeted the pictures.

Yuk, all that ink on fingers!

I think if they're wrapped using a broadsheet like the financial times or the independent they'd look quite pretty. You'd have to iron the newspaper first. Using something like the sun or the mirror would look a bit shit.