‘Deep unease’ at BBC Radio Scotland as majority of axed presenters are women

Staff have raised questions about diversity amid an apparent shift to a ‘more commercial sensibility’ for the public broadcaster. Photograph: Kenny Williamson/Alamy

There is a “deep sense of unease” among staff at BBC Radio Scotland after a succession of respected arts presenters, more than half of them women, were dropped from schedules.

The changes have prompted questions about diversity of coverage amid an apparent shift to a “more commercial sensibility” for the public broadcaster.