"I am a Star Wars follower. It means following the way of the Jedi"

A spokesman for the Campaign Against Political Correctness said: ‘This is the problem with the equality and diversity agenda. I’m sure when the legislation was being drawn up people didn’t have in mind a Jedi who would sue because they couldn’t wear their hood.’

In the 2001 census, 390,000 people listed their religion as Jedi, making it the fourth biggest ‘belief’ in the country.