Bare-chested brickies are as much a part of English summer as traffic jams and tennis.
But Brighton-based construction firm Bluestone has banned its workforce from going topless.
It has sensibly decided it needs to save its staff from the sun's dangerous rays and ordered them to cover up.
It may also knock the bottom out of the typical British brickies' reputation for baring all and save us all a sight.
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