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WMFS video nasty

The West Midlands Fire Service has been criticised for ‘wasting’ taxpayers’ cash, and for racial insensitivity, after spending £10,000 on a hip-hop safety video aimed at black and minority ethnic communities.

The West Midlands Fire Service has been criticised for ‘wasting' taxpayers' cash, and for racial insensitivity, after spending £10,000 on a hip-hop safety video aimed at black and minority ethnic communities.

The Taxpayers' Alliance spending lobby said the video was a ‘waste of money', while local community groups were reportedly upset that the WMFS considered a hip-hop video as the only way of com

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