Criticism and Controversy
There has been some criticism of the Trust and their methods. The journalist Graham Spiers has labeled the Trust "paranoid" and described their output as "empty bluster". Since its inception the Trust has campaigned on a number of occasions for Rangers fans to boycott several national newspapers deemed to have written articles critical of the club or the Trust itself.
In 2008, the Trust was involved in the controversy surrounding Rangers fans' singing of The Famine Song. Despite widespread condemnation of the song from politicians, pressure groups and the media, the Trust rejected claims that it was racist, saying : "Racism is not a wind-up, however distasteful, aimed at Scottish Celtic fans and in rejecting these specious accusations the Trust restates our opposition to racism and sectarianism, which stands comparison to any other similar body."
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