UNIVERSITY STUDENT WON'T BACK DOWN OVER PROSE FICTION FRACAS

A Bolton University student has entered a pitched battle with one of his tutors, over a controversial prose fiction story he attempted to submit as course work. Cyril Phaggs, who is from Lincolnshire, completed his 3000 word short story, "Clock Watch", but found that his tutor, Terra Hymns, would not accept it.

Ms Hymns apparently took offence to a scene in which the protagonist applies some HP sauce to his evening meal. "Big Ben and the houses of parliament are the ultimate symbol of male patriarchy modern society, and such sexism is unacceptable in the literature of today," she told this reporter on Monday morning.

Despite being told to submit a different story or face a capped score of 40% for the module, Mr Phaggs refused and is taking his case to the National Education Board. When asked what he thought about his tutor's actions, Phaggs said:

"Terra Hymns is a failed writer. Her stories are stagnant and uninspiring. If she had her way, all fiction would be written by felt-hat wearing, lesbian builders that were married underwater."

The fight goes on.