Whilst trawling through the BBC News website yesterday I saw a headline stating that 45 men had been arrested for their part in the sexual grooming of children, some as young as 13 years old. The report made no mention of the identity of the men but when I checked the website of a regional newspaper there was the confirmation; 20 Asians arrested in Newcastle and 25 Asians arrested in Halifax. These, of course, follow hard on the heels of similar systematic crimes by Asian gangs in towns and cities such as Oldham, Derby and Rotherham to name but three.

Later, that evening I watched the BBC North West regional news which reported that anti-Semitism is on the rise in the North West, with attacks on Jews in some areas having increased two fold over the last year or so. Again, there was no mention of the identity of the attackers but when some of the victims spoke on camera they talked of car loads of Asians flying Palestinian flags terrorising Jewish districts.

The anti-Semitism is actually Muslim anti-Semitism but, of course, as with the grooming gangs, the left-wing dominated BBC wouldn’t dare speak that particular truth; too inconvenient and too politically incorrect.

Our national broadcaster needs to be reminded that a journalist should always report what he or she sees. To act in any other way is a cowardly act of betrayal, not least to the victims of these sickening crimes.  It is not and never can be racist to speak and report the truth. A criminal remains a criminal whatever his religion or skin colour and the sooner our journalists and politicians recognise that fact the better for all of us.