My idea of Hell: being stuck in the pub with Nigel Farage ...Middle East

Rather like encountering someone described as “a character” (who, you discover, is nothing more than a crashing bore), the invitation to “banter” offers the hope of a light-hearted chinwag in which gentle fun is poked, but more than likely is the exchange of vaguely offensive tropes that are smuggled into conversation under the guise of “don’t take it seriously – it’s just bantz”. (You know, the sort of “friendly banter”, according to an official inquiry, that resulted in the Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq being called a racial slur by his colleagues for years.)

The recently-ennobled journalist Toby Young is taking his fight to save public-house banter to the House of Lords, raising objections to the new Bill’s proposal that bar staff, among other workers, should not be subject to views they find offensive, and that if their employer was found not to have taken steps to protect them, they could sue for harassment.

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It will be the death of pubs, says Farage. “Every pub is a parliament,” said the Reform leader. “It is where we discuss the world. If that is restricted, they might as well all close.” He neglects to mention that, in addition to the availability of cheap supermarket booze, one of the major threats to the great British pub (dozens are closing down every week) is the inability to attract and retain staff. Legislation which safeguards workers’ rights (yes, including the right not to be harassed, or even offended) might make it easier to keep Britain’s pub culture alive.

Angela Rayner, mother of this legislation, is urged by supporters not to row back on its strictures because Young, Farage and others think they won’t be able volubly to agree with their mates about Donald Trump while propping themselves up on the bar.

It’s a standard tactic of the new right – dress up objections to a progressive piece of legislation by invoking the wider culture war. I guarantee that Young will be able to pontificate to his heart’s content in the pubs of Acton. And even if the barman does object to his views, it’s a small price to pay for getting more than a million workers off zero-hours contracts.

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