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Watch: STV’s deleted ‘Thank you, Nicola’ video

It’s become a common sight to see SNP politicians complaining about journalistic bias against them. Just last week the BBC’s Sarah Smith was in the firing line for suggesting Nicola Sturgeon was ‘enjoying the opportunity’ to set lockdown policy in Scotland different to the rest of the United Kingdom. However, Mr S wonders if the latest STV offering may be more to their taste.

This afternoon STV released a video of children thanking the First Minister for keeping them safe. In the somewhat bizarre video, various young children are filming taking part in a joint message of thanks set to soft piano music:

The children of Scotland would like to say thank you – to Nicola, our First Minister of Scotland. We are so grateful. Thank you for always keeping us safe. Working so hard. For being strong for us. Thank you for caring for every individual life and for always thinking about the children of Scotland.

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