HiViz skirt used in shorts protest

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HiViz skirt used in shorts protest

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I missed this at the time in July, but standard use of a skirt when the sun comes out and UK chaps are denied the use of shorts.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-y ... e-62138708
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I like how he has found matching socks too! Shame he didn't also have a orange hi-vis hat.
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This may not be a case of sex discrimination if a "binwoman" would be required to wear trousers as well (since it looks like the rule is in place for safety reasons - and not sex/gender norms as is often the case).
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As has been pointed out before, skirted rigs can be cooler than shorts.
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Erm, 2022, what's new?
He has probably been fired or got bored of the rats using his shady bits
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STEVIE wrote: Wed Aug 27, 2025 3:47 pm Erm, 2022, what's new?
He has probably been fired or got bored of the rats using his shady bits
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There was a follow-up story in September 2022 about a two-week trial of shorts for the York binmen.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-y ... e-63028103

It is unclear whether the trial was successful and the binmen were granted permission to wear shorts from then on.
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I apologise folks, Mrs Mouse sent me the link to the reasent story on instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/DNyfhqsZMMW/ So rather than just post a link to Instagram, I did some research to find the story source, where I found it on the BBC. What I didn't see was the 2022 date as Stevie pointed out.

Shows to be more careful with social media and how news stories go round in circles.
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