Boris Saves Christmas [London Mayor fights PC de-Christianizing of holiday season]
Boris has made yet another stride forward in his quest to drive political correctness from City Hall for good. He has decided that Christmas must remain Christmas and that all mentions of Winter Festivals or the like are to be banished. Today City Hall sent out a press release telling a grateful capital city of its Mayor’s Christmas Carol Service at Southwark Cathedral.
Boris says: “It is truly an honour to have the first ever GLA Christmas Carol Service at Southwark Cathedral and I am pleased to be joined by such special guests… I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and I hope this carol service will be a wonderful occasion.”
Well, that’s not quite the whole story. Originally the City Hall wallahs (who still think they have Ken as mayor) didn’t want to call it a carol service or even mention the dreaded word ‘Christmas’ for fear of offending minorities. This, despite the fact that all the songs were, er, carols. Boris put his foot down. He struck his pen through the original title of a ‘Multi faith Concert’ on the basis that no one celebrating Diwali or Jewish festivals would entertain the thought of a ‘multi faith concert’ so why should Christians at Christmas? (cot’d)