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‘Woke’ parents want Dick Turpin ride renamed

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A Tory MP has said calls to change the name of a Dick Turpin ride are “the most ludicrous thing I have ever heard of in my life”.

A row erupted after a Dick Turpin carriage ride, which tells the story of the highwayman’s exploits, opened at York Dungeon last month — and parents complained that the name was offensive.

The attraction, owned by the leisure giant Merlin, said it had received “a number of requests for the character to be renamed to Richard due to the apparent rude nature of his nickname”.

Ian Collins criticises the parents who wanted to change the name of the ride. "That's his name! His name was literally Dick Turpin. His name wasn't Richard."


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