Key facts
- Police responded to a store within three minutes following a false accusation of racism.
- Iceland founder Sir Malcolm Walker criticized the police response as 'two-tier policing'.
- Walker claims police ignore violent shoplifters.
Sir Malcolm Walker, the founder of the UK supermarket chain Iceland Foods, has publicly criticized what he describes as 'two-tier policing.' His comments came after police officers reportedly responded within three minutes to a false accusation of racism made by a customer against staff at one of his stores. Walker contrasted this swift response with what he perceives as the police's inaction towards violent shoplifters, suggesting a disparity in how different types of incidents are handled.