When the new British PM, Gordon Brown, instructed his government not to use the word Muslim to describe the terror attacks by Muslims, well, you knew things were getting dicey.

Iowahawk captures the absurdity of the Brit PC-ness:

London - British public safety officials today increased the national alert level to “Quite Elevated Indeed” — the highest category possible — and appealed to UK citizens to “keep a sharp lookout for diverse people engaged in activities.”

“We ask the public to report any behaviors by various people that may or may not be of a suspicious nature,” said Lt. Clive Jameson of the Metropolitan Police Service. “We further ask the public to be especially vigilant for activities of broad stratas of people who may be from countries of some sort, especially those within the eastern and/or western hemisphere.”

The elevated alert levels come on the heels of a week when London and Glasgow narrowly escaped potential events that intelligence experts say may have been related to diverse groups of people doing things. Initially police had specifically asked the public for information relating to doctors driving automobiles, but that initial warning brought angry denunciations from the British Medical Association and the UK Automobile Association.

“This directive unfairly singles out and targets British medical professionals, a great many of whom are loyal and patriotic citizens,” complained Dr. Hamish Meldrum, chairman of the BMA. “The fact that some of the people involved in the recent unfortunate events may have been doctors is totally coincidental, just as if they had been accountants, plumbers, or random members of a deranged apocalyptic religious cult.”

Read it all. Meanwhile, a Scottish cabbie who delivered a hard kick in the nuts to one of the Glasgow terrorists, had his shoes confiscated by the cops as evidence.

So a store gave him a new pair for free.

“It’s great to get this new pair, I’ve gone for Lacoste instead of Nike, but I reckon they will do just as good a job if I have to deal with any more terrorists.”

Bend ‘em over like Beckham.