2 JUNE 1990, Page 25

Raving

I HAVE the remedy for Paul Johnson's complaint — that the Press Council under its new chairman, Louis Blom-Cooper, has banned the word 'w**ft*e. Another high- minded Council, Islington's, once banned Irish jokes. This resulted in a bumper crop of Islington Councillor jokes: 'What does an Islington Councillor call his pet zebra? Spot.' There is nothing to stop Mr Johnson writing of closet presscouncillors, or among his more flamboyant friends raving blomcoopers.