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Published 14 February 2000

Does Section 28 stop teachers doing their job? Yes. I complained to our local head teacher about the use of "gay" as a blanket term of abuse in the playground, only to be told that Section 28 meant a school could not do anything about it. - Letter in the Independent (Francis Harvey)

Addressing a dinner for visiting Polish police, Hampshire inspector Andy Butcher became increasingly irked by a woman's incessant chatter to her colleague. Eventually, throwing protocol to the wind, he confronted her about this. It was at this point that it was explained to him that she was the Polish interpreter. - Guardian (Sigrid Rabiger)

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