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Illogical?

Thursday 14 July 1994 23:02 BST
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Thousands of Chinese-made Mr Spock dolls - based on the character from the TV show Star Trek - cannot be sold in Britain because the pointy- eared character from the planet Vulcan is 'non-human', according to new EC trade laws that limit such imports decreed not 'human-like'.

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