A Kent council caused a stir when it recently revealed plans to issue fines for swearing. But KentOnline columnist and self-confessed potty mouth Melissa Todd says language is important, and the “dubious” idea will unfairly penalise the working class… I was in Portsmouth when I heard about Thanet District Council’s plan to ban swearing in public places. “Ah, Broadstairs! Isn’t that the place where one can’t exclaim imaginatively on stubbing one’s toe?” my colleague asked. Gosh, is it really? I said, the so-called Thanet-based journalist, thus removing any lingering doubt I was committed to eit…
