Has anyone given any thought to who this immigrabt population is btw? From what I have seen recently they seem likely to be Polish Catholics, Latvian Lutherans or Iraqis fleeing from Islamic oppresion. How on earth is Christmas going to offend any of them?

And that goes as much for the prison polulation, tabster. Your quote 'As to passing on a "rumour" - this wasn't a rumour. It was said to me by the person who had been told he couldn't have decorations in his cell.' How ridiculous! If it was said to you by a person who had been told etc then it is now third had - The very definition of a rumour! Why perpetuate it unless for some reason you want to stir up hatred against 'other faiths'?

Dave.