ANDREW Neil has been blasted for his “fervent hatred of the SNP” after the journalist shared a newspaper cartoon depicting former first…
John Swinney, who is expected to be confirmed as the SNP’s new leader on Monday, is shown putting his head into a fourth noose and saying: “I’m the continuity candidate.”
“He tried to recover his reputation a bit when he left GB News but if you look at the stuff he does online, it’s just a fervent hatred of the SNP. I used to really like Andrew Neil as an interviewer, he was obviously extremely right wing but was tough on all. And it would seem the idea is turning into a concerning trend, with Clackmannanshire councillor Ellen Forson telling The National pictures were put up on statues in Alloa town centre last week showing Sturgeon and Yousaf with their heads in nooses.The incident was reported to police and the images were quickly removed, but Forson said it was concerning how similar they were to the Times cartoon.
Equalities minister Emma Roddick said the cartoon was “unsettling” and there was no excuse for Neil sharing it on social media. “We all know surely by now how damaging it can be to make a joke out of suicide and mental health issues. It could reawaken trauma, make people feel bad about themselves and journalists need to be doing better.”We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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