Has the BBC become a Tory tool?

[Big Joe Corrigan]

 

[Kinkybyname]

Just to clarify, are you using "Mahatma" and "Luther" as derogatives here?

I would have thought sarcasm

 

[blue cigar]

Well done linekar for putting the far right nutters back in their box

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

What is shocking in all of this is the lack of knowledge Lineker has about immigration policy in the Weimer Republic and beyond.

More shocking that he lacked knowledge of the UK's immigration policy in the first half of the 20th century.

 

[paska]

I think Lineker is perfectly entitled to express his opinions - whatever they are - and I‘m hugely against ”cancellation” of anyone or groupthink by coercion. But the BBC has to walk a tightrope of impartiality (apart from football !) because of its unique cultural position. Gary knew what he doing and that he was putting the BBC in an impossible position.
It matters not that he was “freelance”, if I employed an expensive leading consultant on a project who was then briefing against or publicly criticising it he’d be off the job in an instant. Words have consequences.
By Invoking Nazi Germany in his original statement and then gleefully doubling down in the following days, left the BBC little choice in the matter: it was a direct challenge - him basically squaring up to them.
I think there’s no way back for him but he’s a very wealthy man so no problem, but I’m sure the BBC will find a way over the coming week to move forward with putting shit punditry back on our screens.

Their news presenters share vitriolic opinions on social media all the time. He isn’t bound by impartiality as a sports presenter, it already stated that in guidelines before the recent investigation into guidelines, yet the way they implement them is backwards

 

[bluethrunthru]

 

[paska]

I think Lineker is perfectly entitled to express his opinions - whatever they are - and I‘m hugely against ”cancellation” of anyone or groupthink by coercion. But the BBC has to walk a tightrope of impartiality (apart from football !) because of its unique cultural position. Gary knew what he doing and that he was putting the BBC in an impossible position.
It matters not that he was “freelance”, if I employed an expensive leading consultant on a project who was then briefing against or publicly criticising it he’d be off the job in an instant. Words have consequences.
By Invoking Nazi Germany in his original statement and then gleefully doubling down in the following days, left the BBC little choice in the matter: it was a direct challenge - him basically squaring up to them.
I think there’s no way back for him but he’s a very wealthy man so no problem, but I’m sure the BBC will find a way over the coming week to move forward with putting shit punditry back on our screens.

You seem to be suggesting that he was talking about his employer, the BBC, rather than talking about the government, which is supposed to be at arms length from the BBC.

 

[paska]

He didn’t need to bring 1930s Germany into it. The Nazis did the most evil things known & if he can’t get his point over better then thats why he’s been pulled. In my opinion he’s right to call out dehumanisation of migrants but ffs Nazis really.

How did it start, cheekybids? With dehumanising language and policies, such as we are seeing today. We have to be wary at all times not to follow down the same path.

 

[lazerblue]

Well done linekar for putting the far right nutters back in their box

208 pages in and you can't spell his name, make an effort ffs

 

[paska]

Under the contract with between the BBC & the PL, the BBC is only allowed to show a maximum of 12 minutes highlights from each game

12 from each game adds up to more than 20 mins