DONKEYS providing rides for youngsters on Blackpool beach enjoy better rights and protections at work than workers in Britain, the Morning Star can reveal.

Detailed regulations govern the donkeys’ treatment by their owners, with annual health inspections from a vet and checks by council officials on the donkeys’ workloads and general welfare.

In contrast, a recent TUC report revealed that protections at work for humans in Britain are the worst in the 38 countries that make up the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), of which Britain is a founding member.