[Crimson Dynamo]

My golliwogs are here to stay, insists pub landlord despite complaints to council and police that keeping them on display behind
the bar is a hate crime

• Investigation is launched after anonymous complaint about the White Hart pub
• Chris Ryley and wife Benice face a nervous wait to see if their licence is revoked
• The pub in Grays, Essex, has 15 golliwogs of various sizes in full view behind bar
• Mr Ryley said he is proud of his pub's welcoming attitude to people of all races

A pub landlord has refused to remove 15 golliwogs from behind his bar despite an investigation being launched into the controversial rag dolls.

Chris Ryley and his wife Benice said they were left reeling after the council received an anonymous complaint about the White Hart pub in Grays, Essex.

The couple face a nervous wait to see if their licence will be effected but have also promised not to back down after receiving the dolls as gifts from customers.

They are unaware of who made the cowardly anonymous complaint but believe it was an employee from Thurrock Council who popped in for lunch.



One was from a Canadian lady who said "those would not be allowed back in my country" and another was from an English woman who insisted they were racist, despite no-one else in the pub agreeing with her, including a black man who was drinking in here at the time.

'It's all about political correctness isn't it? Children can't play conkers anymore or have snowball fights in case they are hurt.

'The council has enough things to be getting on with, rather than worrying about this. The golliwogs are staying up.

'If the customers start complaining, that would change my mind but it is our customers who brought most of them here for us as presents.

'My phone has been full of messages of support from customers saying "Save the golliwogs".


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Would you drink in this pub or are you outraged by this?