Has the BBC become a Tory tool?

[The perfect fumble]

 

[Kinkybyname]

result

 

[Dazzle84]

of course he's allowed an opinion - you clearly didn't read the context.

But not allowed to air it because he's paid a lot of money? I'm struggling to see the rest of your context - unless you're suggesting only 650 people in the country are allowed an opinion?

 

[Ric]

No presenter or punditry tomorrow on MOTD

That’s actually a version of MOTD that I think I’d prefer tbh.

Regardless though, this is an absolute clusterfuck by the BBC/government. They’ve backed themselves into a corner here.

 

[Blue and true]

“No studio presentation or punditry” tomorrow.

The show is fucked unless they backtrack. No presenter with an ounce of self-respect will want to touch this with a 1000ft pole now.

 

[Gabriel]

Sorry people, after searching, I can’t find his original tweet? What did it say?

It’s been burnt by the authorities…

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

I'm sure there must have been at least one BBC employee to tweet something in favour of government policy in the past. Why weren't these people removed from their positions within days. I think we know why. Impartiality is only a facade where the BBC and the government is concerned.

 

[Summerbuzz]

He’s perfect entitled to his personal opinion but if he works for the BBC he should be neutral and not publicly argue with the govt (even as one as useless as this). It’s not difficult.

He doesn't work for the BBC. He's employed by the firm that produces MOTD and so on for the BBC. Outsourcing. Quite a Tory favourite free-market idealist thing.

Regardless. There's fourty thousand people work for the BBC and , none of them are allowed to voice their opinion publicly?

Or they are, but only when it's not criticising the Govt?

Or we in general are saying drawing historical parallels with the thirties is beyond the pale in our modern society?

Give me strength.

 

[GRB]

What did he say?

 

[Summerbuzz]

I'm sure there must have been at least one BBC employee to tweet something in favour of government policy in the past. Why weren't these people removed from their positions within days. I think we know why. Impartiality is only a facade where the BBC and the government is concerned.

Prue Leith. Pro-Brexit. It is normal. It has always been normal for BBC employees not involved in current affairs to retain their rights of freedom of expression. The argument regarding current affairs presenters was that it was inappropriate for them to speak on issues because people may mistakenly believe they were carrying out their BBC duties when doing so.

But a Football Presenter? No. Of course not! How many Dragons Den presenters are known for making plenty of political comments outside of the programme? Most of them.

You are all quite literally ripping up the history books as you go. But carry on. It's fascinating to watch.

Sobering.