Friday, October 24, 2003
Blunkett confused (again) about BBC. Did he wish they hadn't done a story about racism in the police force? There are mixed messages coming from David Blunkett. After initially criticising the BBC for using secret cameras to film policemen showing their racist side (typical quote along the lines of "A dog that's born in a barn is still a dog. A Paki is still a fucking Paki") he was forced to back down when everyone else in the world reacted with shock and the heads of the various police forces involved apologised. Now he seems to be trying to occupy both positions simultaneously in true New Labour style, admitting that the BBC was right to expose racism in the police force while condemning them for... um, exposing racism in the police force.
