THE BRITISH INQUISITION

Pub landlady, Angie Sayer has been interviewed by the police for 2 hours for alleged incitement of racial hatred.

This stems from a pub game to celebrate St George’s Day when parents and children fired toy arrows at a dragon. The game was a re-enactment of St George slaying a dragon and cost £1 a time at the New Inn, Wedmore in Somerset.

Unfortunately for Mrs Sayer, the only dragon she could find to use as a target was on the Welsh flag. So she had folded the flag to leave only the dragon showing.

Mrs Sayer said:

‘People came dressed as knights from the Crusades, and the kids loved shooting their little bows and arrows at the target. It was just a lovely day for everyone. It was never designed to hurt anyone, or cause any kind of upset. It was supposed to be a bit of a giggle, but it’s turned into a nightmare.

Someone’s obviously upset that we used a Welsh flag, but there were a few Welsh people there on the day who didn’t object. People are too afraid to blink nowadays in case we offend someone.’

A police spokesman said:

‘We were made aware of an alleged hate crime and we attended the property where she was in correspondence with police officers.’

Mrs Sayer was warned that the investigations would continue. Under the Public Order Act 1986, it is illegal to provoke hatred of a racial group. The offence carries a maximum sentence of 7 years imprisonment.