The "it" I refer to is the issue of the lost samples. Perhaps I myself read it wrong, but that was what I took from Esther12's post which was in reply to a quote that was mostly about the samples. Unless that's incorrect, that event preceded Kerr's firing by many months. Point being that whatever happened could not have been as a result of Kerr losing a job he held for several months after publication. Don't want to make a big deal of it but that was how I read it. If I'm wrong about that, then I'll assume responsibility for that. Considering how wrong I consider the comment regarding Dr. Enlander's lack of fairness, I wanted to be very clear.
The "academic pressure" was in effect for a long time, yes. And the rest of your post seems right on.
And yes, it is odd that Kerr may continue in research but specifically not ME research while at the same time it's not really that odd at all if you think about it.
That's a travesty, but it's also reality, conspiracy or no.
If you want to completely discount the notion of conspiracy, there is the matter of suspending disbelief that Kerr never submitted a research proposal that could reasonably be considered worth funding. I don't know details, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist. The MRC never funded him or anyone else, period. I cannot swear that Kerr applied, but I do believe I was told that he had in fact done so, and more than once, over the years. Someone may be able to verify that, I don't know.
In any case, add Kerr to the list of those whose careers have been ruined over ME/CFS research.