Archive for winterval

Should all fun events in December have to include “Christmas” in their title?

16 December 2009 , , , ,
That would seem a pretty far-fetched demand. But what else to make of the complaints from Labour councillor and Methodist Rev Paul Flowers? Bradford Council has been involved in organising and/or publicising a large number of events this year which feature Christmas, as shown by these examples: German Christmas Market Christmas Light Switch On Events Victorian Christmas Market Bradford Christmas [...]

Winterval: the Christian media has more questions to answer than local councils

27 November 2009 , , , , ,
It’s become a seasonal cliché of British journalism. In the run-up to Christmas there is a flurry of stories about political correctness gone mad as the word Christmas is left to one side by local councils in particular as festive lights get switched on, celebrations run and greetings cards sent out. Following hard on the heels of [...]