Young asylum seekers and refugees are to be given free clowning lessons at taxpayers' expense to help them adapt to life in Britain, it emerged.(Hat Tip: Hot Air)
The youngsters aged 12 to 25 will learn slapstick routines, how to tumble, silly walks and how to fall over during a course of nine theatre workshops estimated to cost up to a total of £2,000.
Organisers at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry say the classes, which will also teach clown face make-up and mime, are designed to boost the self-confidence of the youngsters.
But Bob Spink, Tory MP for Castle Point, branded the course a waste of public money and warned that such schemes risk triggering resentment.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
There really is a Ministry of Silly Walks!
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