Things are reaching a ridiculous pitch. Now I fear for our Warburton Souling Players and others who perform the same play. It is medieval in origin and by tradition the Turk is slain by St. George. How are the do-gooders going to tackle that? Things are being blown out of proportion, i.e. foxhunting etc.,is historical fact whether we like it or not. I know of someone who was forbidden to teach schoolchildren The Boar's Head carol in case of insult to certain groups. I sing it every Yuletide; so far nobody has objected. Will the next thing on the agenda be the scrutiny of history books or even the Bible for fear of offence? I give up!
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