A few months ago nurses at the Betsi Cadwaladr University NHS trust, the largest health organisation in Wales, received a shock: their Christmas party was going to be cancelled. What was more shocking was the excuses used by management to justify their decision.
Chief executive of the board, Mary Burrows, was reported in the North Wales Daily Post as having made the decision due to the "current economic climate". Even more bizarrely, she went on to "question the appropriateness" of Christmas celebrations for an organisation that employs staff of different religious backgrounds.
The national press didn't pick up the story, but local columnist Rob Davies was outraged. "Sacrificing Christmas on the altar of multiculturalism has been tried many times by guilt-ridden middle class revolutionaries. We all know the stories: Birmingham City Council rebranding Christmas as Winterval; the Red Cross banning nativity displays in its shops ... the list is endless."
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