Speaking on BBC’s Debate Night, the audience member said: “The last independence referendum was horrendously divisive in Scotland and it set family against family. We’ve just come out of Brexit, there’s horrendous inflation, economic repercussions to come out of that. “It’s all a question of timing. “There is a debate to be had but is it the right time to bring all this into an environment which is in absolute chaos at the moment with the pandemic? “We don’t know where we are economically, we don’t know where we’re going to be economically. I think it’s premature.” His comments come as the former Scotland editor of the BBC has spoken of her relief at moving to America after suffering abuse covering Scottish politics. Sarah Smith, who was appointed the corporation’s North America editor last year, said she was subjected to hostility “most of the time” when preparing to go live on TV.
Feb 2022. The SNP Lies on Independence
