Elf and Safety gone mad? The government has launched a fresh crackdown on health and safety bans with ministers saying they want to tackle Christmas "killjoys".
Minister Chris Grayling said the government was "determined to stamp out health and safety killjoys who try to bring the spirit of scrooge to Christmas events," and have published a list of health and safety Christmas "myths".
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The planned red tape crackdown will allow panels to bring back snowball fights, coins in puddings and overturn bans on Christmas carollers imposed by over-zealous health and safety officers.