Viewers demand breakfast TV tinsel. Corporation will now decorate studio The BBC has been forced into the festive spirit earlier than scheduled after viewers complained about the lack of Christmas cheer on its television breakfast show.
The original plan was that not one bauble would appear behind Kate Silverton and Dermot Murnaghan on Breakfast until December 18. But the set of the programme’s GMTV rival is already aglitter, and the volume of calls, texts and e-mails from the BBC.
One audience demanding to know whether the tinsel and tree had fallen victim to political correctness, has forced the producers to dig out their decorations in time for Monday.
David Kermode, editor of the show, called it a victory for the viewers, and a BBC spokesman said: “Breakfast is very responsive to audience feedback, and the audience asked us to bring the date forward and we listened to them.” The decorations would “incorporate a snowflake concept”.
Yesterday it was claimed that three out of four employers had banned Christmas decorations from their offices for fear of offending other faiths. A survey found that 74 per cent had banned decorations because they were worried about offending other faiths, while half thought that they made offices look unprofessional.
“Although employers who are enforcing the ban are sceptical and dismayed by this trend, they feel that they have little choice in the matter due to the threat of litigation, as they have to protect themselves, their reputation and their livelihood.”
However, another report showed that some festive traditions remain as popular as ever, albeit at greater personal expense.
In Sheffield, almost half of bosses were said to be making their staff pay for their Christmas meal; the next stingiest were in Cardiff and Newcastle upon Tyne.
Two out of five workers said they would spend over £50 on a new outfit for the office party. The National Secular Society dismissed the reports of employers banning Christmas as “exaggerated and misleading.” Terry Sanderson, the group’s president, said: “Where Christmas parties and decorations are being discontinued it is usually for cost or health and safety reasons.
“Perhaps the real message from this survey is that the more we bring religion into the workplace, the more disharmony there is.
“It would be far better if the workplace was regarded as an entirely secular place, leaving religious observance to the home or place of worship.”
Stephen
VVN Citizen
Staff at Britain’s most secure mental hospital are banned from hanging Xmas decorations unless they have had HEIGHT TRAINING.
A worker who saw the warning on a notice board said: “The lunatics really are running the asylum. “Too many managers have too little to do with their time. It’s making us a laughing stock.”
Broadmoor is one of dozens of hospitals and clinics run by West London Mental Health NHS trust.
All 4,000 workers face the same extraordinary ruling. The Trust said: “The aim is to protect staff. We have a duty to make them aware of health and safety regulations.”
Ambimama says:
Once Britain who said the sun will never set in Britain (as they ruled almost the entire world) are now afraid of celebrating their famous religious festival Christmas!
All in the name of Secularism!
Sure they are afraid of terrorism and have no courage to fight the same! All other reasons said by BBC is just humbug!
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