Brexit and Trump effect blamed for rise in Angus hate crimes
Police Scotland officer Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A “shocking” spike in hate crimes and incidents reported in Angus has been blamed on Brexit and Donald Trump. Angus Council scrutiny committee member and SNP councillor Julie Bell has raised concerns after police recorded 70 hate crimes and incidents in the county over a six-month period last year. Her comments come as a further 20 local officers were trained as hate crime specialists and one tasked with monitoring all incidents to identify emergin...