Blatent Scaremongering

In yet another blatent piece of scaremongering in an effort to 'whip up' a storm from its readers, the regional rag today, finally, reported on the forthcoming proposals for 'privatising' part of the parole services in the UK.





Whilst some of us who keep up to date with national news and politics were aware of this some time ago, the rag has filled some of its spare space today with a report on how it would affect Greater Manchester.

Whilst we understand the proposal is for private sector service groups to monitor and rehabilitate low-risk prisoners on parole, the MEN has reported the naional association of Probabtion Officers warning that sex offenders could also be 'outsourced.'

However in a remarkable spin on this, the MEN has reported how repeat sex offenders could be monitored by the private service sector.

So, storm in a tea cup whipped up to generate a sensationalist headline, you decide.