Illiberal Hampshire Police

Firstly we learn that owning knives in Hampshire is wrong. Or maybe it isn’t; but the police only seem interested in gathering them anyway. Then we discover that the police are targeting signs that others find offensive. I’m not convinced this is a good use of my tax money.

But accordingly, I would like to politely request that Hampshire Police remove the following signs across the county, which I find offensive:

• ‘Please wash before exiting rest room’ (the facilities in my office)

• ‘Baby on board’ (still seen on the occasional car)

• ‘Defacing council property will result in the police being called’ (Job Centre, Winchester)

• ‘We will not sell Eggs or Flour to under-18s’ (seen in Sainsbury’s, see attached photo)

I hope Hampshire police get cracking with this; there’s nothing like a muted, inoffensive society to inspire us to greater wealth and knowledge.

Anyway, enough frothing at the mouth - I’m beginning to sound like The Devil’s Kitchen, with a little less of the adult language. Time for a Valium, perhaps.