BBC Scotland on mute as The Famine Song returns

BBC Scotland have decided not to cover the endorsement of The Famine Song and the social media reaction to the latest support for racism from inside Ibrox.

Nil By Mouth expressed their disbelief that a significant Scottish club should provide a dog-whistle to a song that has led to arrests in the last six weeks as racist chanting was heard through Glasgow city centre.

The National seems to be the only publisher prepared to cover the preferred backing track for the launch of the latest football kit from Ibrox. Other publishers make decisions on commercial grounds but BBC Scotland has a wider remit and the resources to provide far deeper coverage of events.

Less surprisingly there was no comment from the SFA, SPFL or Show Racism The Red Card (Scotland) to the endorsement of The Famine Song.

Those three bodies are all known for their lack of action relating to events at Ibrox, while UEFA has twice forced closures of part of Ibrox due to racist incidents no action has ever been taken by the Scottish football authorities.