Mind-bogglingly daft decisions are made every day in the name of the second most annoying two words in the English language ’Political Correctness’- themostannoying two words being ‘Piers Morgan’.

Although I’ll never stop crusading against small-minded people whose battle cry is “I don’t like it. Therefore it must stop!”, I feel like  King Canute, trying to hold back the tidal wave of finger-wagging Political Correctness engulfing us.
For example . . .

In the Yorkshire coastal town of Whitby, two RNLI lifeboat men- those brave souls who willingly risk their lives to save others – have been sacked because they owned mugs that featured ‘photos of ‘naked women’.
Pass the smelling salts, Doris!

When their female boss saw them, she was so concerned visiting school children might be exposed to the mugs, she sacked the men – although I don’t reallyunderstand how volunteerscanbe sacked.

She sounds like a tough lady, but is she courageous enough to go out on a lifeboat in stormy seas, tossed about by enormous waves at three in the morning?

I’ve seen a ‘photo of one of the mugs and the ‘naked’ woman is actually wearing sturdy knickers and her arms are placed discreetly across her chest, so nothing’s displayed.

To remove any last suggestion of titillation, her face has been digitally and jokily replaced by the round, bespectacled face of one of the lifeboat men!
By the time you read this. I hope common sense has prevailed and they’ve been reinstated.

But the fact that their boss thought the mugs might corrupt children is ludicrous because school children travelling to the lifeboat station by minibus or coach would have passed advertising hoardings, many of which feature scantily clad females – as do several TV commercials.

Yet no-one demands that advertisers or the makers of the products advertised be sacked.

I need a strong cup of tea. Where’s my topless Piers Morgan mug?