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Blunkett’s skewed priorities

Every time I see reference to David Blunkett he seems to be more distasteful. The latest is his reaction to a BBC report on racism amongst police recruits. As the Guardian reports, Blunkett “challenged the methods of the programme more sharply than its message.” The message being that a small number of police recruits are openly racist (donning KKK-style hoods, and talking about attacking recruits from racial minorities) and that other recruits showed indifference in the face of these actions.
The reporters’ methods, by the way, may have fallen foul of the law but do not appear unethical, given the issue being investigated – a reporter applied for a position as a recruit, and filmed proceedings in the college. The BBC had even put the money he was paid to one side, to repay it after the investigation was complete.