XXXXmas

I suppose it's something of a departure for this blog, but the news that Guides and Brownies have been banned from carol singing in a shopping centre for the first time in 20 years on the grounds that they pose a threat to customers' health and safety is really too delightful.

And quite right too! When the Girl Guides were founded the focus was on clean living and outdoor activities. Last year, however, Girlguiding UK decided that what their girls really needed was more sex. And if they're not sure which way they want to swing, why should that matter? Condoms? Sapphic tendencies? It's all good fun for nice young gels. Shortly before 9/11 they were condemning the Bush Administration for not discriminating against boys. (OK, so I'm biased! Sue me.) They've also been very keen to shed their "Christian" image. (Hard to believe, huh?)

In any case, I'm sure the powers that be in Girguiding UK will be more than capable of thinking up more exciting things for the girls to be doing in the run-up to Xmas.