Feb 29
Now THIS is just plain wrong!
HM has been the “brand label” on almost everything done by government in the UK for centuries, but Labour is doing its level best to eradicate Her Majesty from every last function, thus making everything a bunch of bureaucracies with ugly, stupid acronyms.
This is just the latest example, which has upset the people employed at the prisons: The removal of their royal association has angered prison officers, who are reluctant to break with a tradition that started in 1485 when Henry VII appointed the first Beefeaters. They formed the first “royal prison service”.
From July, the prison service is to be renamed the National Offenders’ Management Service (Noms). Although this change was announced last month, ministers indicated to prison officers at the time that the new service name would still be prefaced by “Her Majesty’s” and preserve all royal connections – that is now off the cards.As a result, the royal crowns and the words “HM Prison Service” will be dropped from the uniforms worn by prison officers and replaced with the logo of Noms.
In addition, the white shirts and black trouser uniform worn by officers will be replaced by more casual garb, said to resemble tracksuits.
What a load of rubbish!
