THE BRITISH INQUISITION

Dudley Council, in the West Midlands, has banned novelty items and toys featuring pigs from the benefits department following a complaint by a Muslim worker, who had claimed to find the items offensive.

The ban includes toys, porcelain, calenders, and even a box of tissues featuring Winnie the Pooh and Piglet.

Ornaments which have been on desks for years have had to be removed.

The council’s head of finance, Mike Williams, said that a member of staff had been offended by the items. He said that a final decision will be taken as to the continuance of the ban after the Muslim festival of Ramadan.