Salmond RT outcry smacks of hypocrisy

Sir, – I yet again smell the rank odour of hypocrisy eminating from the usual British nationalists over Alec Salmond’s independent production company doing work on RT.

RT was given a licence by the British Broadcasting Authority.

Leading politicians from all the main parties, including their leaders, appear on it.

It didn’t appear to bother David Cameron to almost beg Mr Putin to come out and support the No side in 2014, and Ruth Davidson stood on the same platform with Cameron. The fact that Mr Salmond managed to have an interview with Carles Puigdemont shows how inept and state-controlled British media can be, who offered no such outlet for his story.

Mr Salmond is now a private citizen who runs an independent production company.

Perhaps if the British media had given him a fair crack of the whip instead of demonising him, his programme could have gone out on the BBC. As usual the hypocrisy displayed by some of the British nationalists is astounding.

Mr Salmond’s programme may be good or it may be bad, and should be criticised on content, but if you condemn him for being on RT then you condemn many politicians and leaders of all parties.

Could it be that there are many political leaders and others just terrified he gets out a positive and interesting message?

Bryan Auchterlonie. Bluebell Cottage, Perth.

The debate continues over former First Minister Alex Salmond’s show on Russia Today.