Claims that the EU is trying to ban bingo callers from using phrases like “two fat ladies” due to political correctness are as ridiculous as they sound. Language is a living, breathing thing that shouldn’t be regulated and the EU has a good track record in promoting diversity in languages – Scots Gaelic and Welsh speakers, in common with other regional languages, can now interact with European institutions in those languages. There are style guides in different bits of the EU – European Parliament, Commission’s translation services – but these are purely for internal use and would never be imposed on anyone, least of all bingo callers.