The BBC | Tim Davie resigns as Director General over Trump documentary edit (p 187)

Tugay One Cup said:
I actually don't. As far as I can tell, it's a load of bollocks made up to get people outraged about people being outraged.
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I agree it is all nonsense. I don’t think Lineker should be sacked and I don’t think Davie or Sharp should consider their positions. My original post was relating to the fact that there has been much push back against Lineker being suspended and potentially sacked, but then the post that appeared said that Davie and Sharp should consider their positions. I don’t think they should over this issue.
 
bluethrunthru said:
BBC bosses action of Friday has humiliated BBC bosses by Monday - its also torched BBC sports coverage - it was always going to end this way when Sunak rather than backing them ran away at a rate on knots having realised it was a dogs dinner of an idea and he needed to keep number 10 as far away as possible
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He might also be looking forward to getting rid of the problem that is Sharp when he's back form the US. It seems pretty obvious that Labour are going to ask/propose a proper independent status, and he can try to claim the ground first.

Whether Sharp takes others down with him will be interesting - Davie seems likely to be weakened badly by this whole thing.
 
Ric said:
The BBC handled the whole episode terribly, and a humiliating climbdown like this was inevitable. Glad that common sense has eventually prevailed and that Lineker will return to the show, but Tim Davie and Richard Sharp should be considering their own positions.
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Part of the deal is that the BBC increase the number of pundits they employ so giving work to more ex-footballers who have nothing to do but twiddle their thumbs.
 
BlueBanger said:
I 've been to union meetings for decades and seen with my own eyes what the loudest voices are really like. SHIT work ethic and generally clueless as to the bigger picture.
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Did you stand against anyone you didn't agree with or just moan from the sidelines because your own vested interests were being ignored?
 
Mraitch said:
I agree it is all nonsense. I don’t think Lineker should be sacked and I don’t think Davie or Sharp should consider their positions. My original post was relating to the fact that there has been much push back against Lineker being suspended and potentially sacked, but then the post that appeared said that Davie and Sharp should consider their positions. I don’t think they should over this issue.
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I don't know the ins and outs of how and why they made the decisions they did but I think it's perfectly reasonable for there to be scrutiny around them because they completely fucked up here.
 
Roachy said:
Probably doesn't mate. Like all those types, conveniently choose to forget the hundreds of benefits that unions, socialists and the like minded have gained for hard working people and those less fortunate.
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Yeah and in doing so created the need to import workers...making the statement about "hard working people" rather paradoxical. I'm not saying they dont exist but lets be real we offer genrally garbage productivity in this country. I've seen it for decades with my own eyes. Being questioned for putting a shift in at work(by union mouthpieces)...only for the company to be eventually sold off to a logistics firm shortly thereafter, with the same people who always demanded more money and benefits ending up accepting a cut rate deal with the firm that took over. People are so fucking painfully entitled and dumb. Its life experience people lack.
Gazza said:
Do you think it would have ever have got started under the Tories?
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Given how its gone who cares? Private healthcare would at least have people being operated on before they die off.
 
Tugay One Cup said:
I don't know the ins and outs of how and why they made the decisions they did but I think it's perfectly reasonable for there to be scrutiny around them because they completely fucked up here.
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They'll have an inquiry to see if it's worth an inquiry to open another inquiry into changing social media policy within the BBC.
 
babyape said:
news.sky.com

Gary Lineker tweets about refugees again as BBC bosses say he'll be back on air this weekend

The BBC apologises for the episode and announces an independent review into its social media guidelines, while Lineker thanks director general Tim Davie "for his understanding during this difficult period", adding that he has "an almost impossible job keeping everybody happy".
news.sky.com news.sky.com
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What the statements on both sides there tell you, is that this had nothing to do with GL being 'offensive' by 'minimising the holocaust' but purely about having the right to criticise a government policy and how that may be seen to reflect on the BBC. Particularly by the party in question.

It also shows the only people that saw this as a BBC driven criticism are the Tory party, who started the vendetta the BBC then took up. They and their cheerleaders are also incidentally the only ones trivialising the holocaust here, by latching onto it for shock value to score political points.

Glad it is coming to a close, but the BBC need to follow through a bit more. And the government policy and language shouldn't get forgotten about here either.
 
Chris in London said:
This simple point appears to have escaped thousands - including certain contributors to this thread
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It hasn't 'escaped' anyone. Nobody is actually that thick. It is calculated manipulation to distract and cause outrage.
 
Maybe they should start up a Fantasy Presenter and Pundits football league ? Make Lineker captain this week I think although Dion Dublin should definitely be benched as he only works for the BBC as Shearer and Wright will be back across all media outlets to take up the two other attacking positions.
 
youngbob said:
Quite a lot of virtue signalling snowflakes in this thread who seem to want Lineker to be yet another victim of cancel culture.
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Been saying for a while that the bigger snowflakes appear to be on the right these days. I'm not saying there aren't any on the left but the right are doing a cracking job of topping them. And just to clarify, before anyone lobs any accusations at me, I don't identify as a "lefty". My political compass is slightly left of centre and I have a mix of views - some left, some centrist, and some right.
 
bluethrunthru said:
Sharp Gibb and Davie still under the microscope though - their bid to help their Tory masters has backfired massively

www.lbc.co.uk

Lineker 'will host BBC FA Cup coverage' | LBC

Gary Lineker is expected to return to hosting FA Cup coverage next weekend after striking a deal with TV bosses.
www.lbc.co.uk www.lbc.co.uk
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Murky waters in trying to explain their decision to reinstate Gary. I’m now wondering whose decision it was.
 
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