A UK council canteen has renamed Spotted Dick pudding “Spotted Richard”. Yet another portent that the end is at hand:

The traditional suet pudding Spotted Dick has been renamed “Spotted Richard” at a council canteen – because customers keep making jokes.

The new name for the dessert, with another alternative Sultana Sponge, has appeared on the menu at Flintshire Council headquarters in Mold.

The council said catering staff made the decision after “immature comments” and it was not a policy decision.

But one councillor described the move as “political correctness gone mad”.