The BBC has been accused of anti-Government bias after a documentary on police spending cuts failed to mention big reductions in recorded crime. The BBC Two documentary Police Under Pressure painted a bleak picture of policing in Sheffield, with over-stretched officers struggling to cope with a rising tide of anti-social behaviour. The producers of the programme, which was screened last week, posed the question: ‘With cuts biting ever deeper, is it time to accept that there are certain things the police just can’t afford to do?’ Negative view: The BBC2 documentary Police Under Pressure, which features WPC Christine Fisher, PCSO Deb Parker, painted a bleak picture of policing in Sheffield. But senior Tories pointed out that the hour-long programme made no mention of the fact that crime has fallen since 2010, both nationally and in South Yorkshire, where recorded crime has dropped by 16 per cent. The programme also failed to give any broader explanation of why police budgets have had to be cut as part of the Coalition’s drive to tackle the huge budget deficit left behind by Labour. Read the complete story at the Daily Mail website:
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 07:04:49 +0000
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