Has the BBC become a Tory tool?

[Bluesince1979]

Who knew Nigel Farage was a blue?

And this is the problem … being labelled a racist when expressing a concern

 

[domalino]

And there it is, in a nutshell. A man who presented the Politics Show on the BBC, a show about politics, not having to be even vaguely impartial on SM.
We appear to have suddenly lost a national broadcaster and now have a state broadcaster, which is far from ideal, especially in these perilous times.

Also Per this thread by someone who worked in the BBCs editorial complaints department for 20 years, a sports presenter talking about politics on social media is literally the example they use of something that doesn’t breach guidelines.

 

[Bluesince1979]

Twice as many people came during the Iraq war, and 90% were processed within 6 months. Now it's 4%. There only one group of people to blame for that, and it's not the 'wave' of asylum seekers, but the utter incompetence of the Tories in running anything resembling a public service. Name a single public service that has improved after 13 years of Tory rule. And yet countless morons still trust them to deal with issues like immigration. It's a manufactured controversy, because the only way this failing government stands a chance of getting re-elected is by whipping up hatred.

I agree but that isnt the issue. Is it?

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Worth noting that the voices of outrage immediately after linekers tweet were from commercial RW media rather than the govt. Now the BBC have acted as requested the same media outlets are crying foul play and surprise surprise, calling for the end to the license fee.
These people are playing their own game and don't give a toss about Gary lineker, free speech or asylum seekers.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Motd 'in crisis' says bbc....

Just show the fuckin football you bunch of cunts.

They just can't show the stuff - they have to pack the airwaves with yappers, screechers, flummery and puffery. I've just watched the news and the following programme seems to be a mix of Top Gear, QoS and Rugby with Yappy Yorath, straight from the athletics studio and into the rugby studio. I've kicked it into touch, as they do in rugby, and come on 'ere! Much saner. My mental well-being has immeasurably improved.

 

[cookster]

I've come to the conclusion that most of the major issues in this country won't be solved while we have MPs making policy.

 

[Bluesince1979]

When did anyone say we should have boat loads of people coming over without any limits or checks?

Can you just point to me where anyone has advocated for that ?

The issue is getting lost. The issue is lineker comparing trying to solve a problem with nazi germany. Ridiculous
Ill be voting the tories out at the first opportunity for what its worth .

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Also Per this thread by someone who worked in the BBCs editorial complaints department for 20 years, a sports presenter talking about politics on social media is literally the example they use of something that doesn’t breach guidelines.

It looks more and more political almost by the hour...

 

[inchy14]

Really.

Where exactly is the groundswell of support for Lineker, outside of the clique of overpaid BBC Sport presenters who play the game and seem to spend all of their time laughing at each others’ jokes, and of course left wing Twitter types who latch onto anything or anybody who criticises the Conservative Party? There isn’t any.

All that happened is that Lineker made a stupid, lazy and ridiculous comment comparing government policy to Nazi Germany. I suggest, frankly, that he has a few history lessons and he simply shouldn’t have made the comment. He then refuses to retract the comment - specifically the reference to the Nazis - even though there are a thousand ways he could have retracted it while still making clear his opposition to what the government is doing.

His BBC chums then back him because they’ve forgotten that they are paid to do a public service and, frankly, because they don’t want anybody upsetting their little club, which pays them all very nicely thank you very much.

Meanwhile, people who rely on the BBC doing what they should be doing - i.e. providing a public service - miss out because Gary Lineker wants to throw around references to Nazi Germany. The whole episode is ridiculous and just shows how far removed the BBC has become from what it’s actually supposed to be doing.

If you don’t think there’s a groundswell of opinion supporting Linekar I suggest you start reading the thread from the beginning. And this is just one place.

 

[Gray]

He has taken in refugees actually

Two to my knowledge a Pakistani for 20 days and a Turkish rocket scientist for about a month. Well done Gary.