Carnival King For Askam
In an atmosphere of acceptance and political correctness, an Askam Carnival King could replace the previous Carnival Queen.
This decision has been brought about by the amount of letters that have been dropping through the carnival committee secretary's door. At the latest meeting the secretary stated that, "I needed three sacks to remove all the rubbish from my hallway this morning, and then another two sacks to bag up the letters. Nearly every single letter asked for a Carnival King and some went into great detail outlining the Court of Human Rights article 1652.935a that states all non essential professional declared personnel vacancies should be available for both men and women.
The Committee were divided over the call, with those that believed in the traditional approach believing in the traditional approach and those that accepted the ruling, accepting the ruling. The discussion raged through tea and biscuits, cake and a box of Dairy Milk Chocolates, with neither side wanting to give any ground.

The Chairman, looking slightly annoyed after missing Footballers Wives, jumped into the affray, and announced that, "The committee must stand by the letter of the European Government and that all discussion should terminate here." He added, "All interested parties for the position of Carnival King should gather at the next disco to be held in the community centre".
Several members of the committee, who vehemently disagreed with the policy, tried to take the floor for the ninety second time, stating that, "This is PC gone mad." and asked for the committee to make a stand for sanity. They were instructed not to raise the matter again with the committee, but instead write their own letters to their European Parliament Member expressing their dismay.
Since the meeting the Askam Herald has heard rumours that the Committee has split and that there will be two parades on the same day. As this news is still breaking we will endeavour to keep you up to date.