In a society increasingly eager to take offence, even wishing a particularly woke member of staff a “Merry Christmas” instead of a “Happy Holidays” could, in theory, land a struggling landlord in an employment tribunal court. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex would no doubt approve. But remember: the banter ban isn’t just for Christmas — it’s for life in Starmer’s Britain.
Britain – a nation of mickey takers – is fast becoming a breeding ground for those who relish the opportunity to be offended. An age of hyper-sensitivity.
Britain abolished its blasphemy laws because they were incompatible with a free society. We understood that beliefs, religious or otherwise, are not entitled to protection from insult, however distasteful.