Tabloids and tangents
Looking for appropriate articles to link to the most recent post on health and safety in the news, I stumbled across Kipper Williams, a tabloid cartoonist. He's in the Money and Business sections of the Guardian website, and in pursuing a tangent, I uncovered a selection of his whimsical and witty work. What do you think?
- Connor
Health and Safety in the News
6th January 2011
A Circus of Horrors, the acts of which include swallowing swords attached to electric drills, and fire-breathing, have been asked by officials, for the first time in 15 years, to carry out a risk assessment because of a performance in which a contorted performer smokes a cigarette while firing a bow with her feet. Read more...
There has been no significant snowfall for more than a week, and health and safety is blamed by councils across the UK for failure to collect rubbish for over four weeks in some cases. 'The lorries might have hit parked cars and there are safety concerns about heavy lifting in icy conditions.' 'Rubbish!', says Richard Littlejohn. Read more...
5th January 2011
The owner of an Indian restaurant linked to several cases of E. coli has appeared in court to admit to four food hygiene offences and the total fines have reached over £11000, showing the serious nature of the breaches and sending a clear message to businesses of the need for responsible business management. Read more...
2nd January 2011
Mile High Flights charges lovers £640 to 'join the club' aboard a specially adapted plane - but health and safety bosses at the Civil Aviation Authority have refused to renew the company's licence, saying pilots cannot keep their minds on the job. "We cast no moral judgements on what people do in their planes, but it became apparent safety criteria couldn't be met." Read more...
