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It does a bit, but, to be fair, Neil Oliver is not a radical - he's an archaeologist / conservationist / author / TV presenter (and former President of the National Trust for Scotland) who just happens to not agree with Scottish nationalism.
When he was appointed to the National Trust position cybernats tried to chase him from the job in a pretty hateful way despite him being eminently well-qualified for it:
https://tfn.scot/news/charity-faces-fury-as-indy-bashing-historian-given-top-jobSo I can understand why he's angry. Unfortunately this isn't a one off - it's what happens in Scotland at the moment. I know a high profile unionist journalist who found it impossible to get a job in Scotland: he now lives and works in London (in Westminster, ironically) because he was effectively backlisted for being opposed to independence.
This is the context within which Sturgeon's ambition to continue her briefings within purdah should be viewed.
Bloody hell. This reads like a Daily Mail Oped. What has happened to The Times?