Judges are told to say 'postal operative' instead of 'postman' in gender-neutral language guidelines - which also warn against calling women 'ladies' because it is

Judges have been told to drop the term 'postman' for 'postal operative' under new guidelines designed to make UK courtrooms more 'gender-neutral'.

In a 566-page document, bosses at the Courts and Tribunal Judiciary also advised that women not be called 'ladies', as the term is considered patronising.
Critics have said the governing body should instead focus its efforts on tackling the current backlog of cases caused by the Covid pandemic, reported the Sun.
It comes as there are currently 60,000-plus cases waiting to be heard at crown courts across England and Wales.
Tory MP Nigel Mills said: 'This is just ridiculous. It is nonsense and bizarre.
'The priority shouldn't be this woke agenda, which doesn't work in the real world.
'It is a waste of time, effort and money better spent supporting the public.'
It comes after it was revealed in September how fed-up victims of crime are refusing to proceed with prosecutions in nearly a million cases as faith in the justice system dwindles.
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Judges have been told to drop the term 'postman' for 'postal operative' under new guidelines designed to make UK courtrooms more 'gender-neutral' (file photo)