** Now I reported on the pc loons at Dudley Council banning pigs from the offices, thats toy pigs for anyone wondering about this. Finally they have climbed down on this, although they still have not appologised for the hassle it caused the workers and you can bet this will most likely happen again should another muslim decide to throw his or her toys out of the pram. Still lets hope that the voters in Dudley decide that they want to be ruled by people with some common sense and kick those cowards out of office when the next local elections come up.
Race equality rules are being reviewed at Dudley Council after workers were told to remove toy pigs from desks because they offended a Muslim staff member.
Council leaders say they will not accept "extreme forms of political correctness". Last month the Express & Star revealed how staff in the council's benefits department were told to remove a series of toy pigs sent as a promotion, as well as pig imagery, from their desks.
It came after a complaint from a Muslim worker who said she was offended by the items - the Koran forbids Muslims from eating and touching pork.
Councillor Pat Martin told a full council meeting: "I fully support the actions by management to respond to the concerns from colleagues following established and approved procedures.
"However I'm satisfied these procedures need to be reconsidered to make them compatible with the current law on what's deemed to be offensive in the workplace. Therefore I've ordered an urgent review of the procedures.
"In Dudley we rightly pride ourselves on being fair and reasonable employers but we will not accept extreme forms of political correctness."
After the meeting she said only the benefits department was affected by the request but admitted the policy was "very strict" and that officials would look if they were "too aggressive".
She said that under the current rules, staff could even be asked to remove a football scarf if colleagues claimed they were offended.
When the decision was taken, the council's head of finance Mike Williams said it "did not matter why it was considered offensive".
He acknowledged then that some members of the department saw it as "political correctness gone barmy".
The partner of one of the members of staff in the Ednam Road department, who did not want to be named, said it had "caused a bit of an atmosphere in the office" and that ornaments on desks for years had to be removed.
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