It's time to debate bad influencers

FM on toxic masculinity and misogyny

- BY NEIL POORAN

JOHN Swinney has welcomed the debate around misogyny and online influencers sparked by the Netflix drama Adolescence.

As the critically acclaimed series was raised at First Minister's Questions, Swinney also referenced Gareth Southgate's lecture on the dangers of “toxic influencers”.

Scottish Liberal Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton asked about violence in schools, saying his party had produced research suggesting that trends are not decreasing.

He said the Netflix series had shone a light on misogyny in society.

The four-part crime drama - about a boy accused of killing his female classmate - was co-written and created by Stephen Graham.