Ties that bind
Lewis Hamilton was ejected from the royal box at Wimbledon for not wearing a tie. Some places he would have been welcome:
— In 99 out of 100 of the most expensive restaurants surveyed in 2010.
— For four evenings a week on a Cunard cruise (he would need a tie after 6 p.m. on the other three).
— Driving a cab in Dubai (ties are no longer compulsory after a customer pulled one driver’s).
And some places he wouldn’t:
— Visiting Lloyds of London.
— Competition days at Knebworth Golf Club (though socks are not usually compulsory).
— Bicester Community College (ties compulsory for pupils from September).
The colour of Christians
The Bishop of Chelmsford described the Church of England as ‘borderline racist’, saying that ethnic minorities were under-represented in its ranks. What ethnic group were the 33,243,175 people who described themselves as Christian in the 2011 census?
| White | 30,819,184 |
| Black | 1,288,371 |
| Mixed | 566,363 |
| Asian | 457,850 |
| Arab | 21,988 |
| Other | 89,419 |
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