Gary Lineker being reined in

ThePrisoner said:
That piece of crap Hancock argued that he didn't break covid rules, only guidleines. Even though that was a lie.
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He did but this is actually just a guideline for non-politics staff and contractors
 

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atypical_boro said:
Sharp won’t even be involved. Contrary to the way it’s been portrayed recently he is not responsible for the day to day running of the BBC.
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A day ago the Sun were reporting that the BBC were taking no action and Lineker would be presenting as normal on Saturday.

Then suddenly he’s removed.

It’s beyond naive to think that wasn’t due to government pressure and directed by Sharp.
 
sherlock1969 said:
A day ago the Sun were reporting that the BBC were taking no action and Lineker would be presenting as normal on Saturday.

Then suddenly he’s removed.

It’s beyond naive to think that wasn’t due to government pressure and directed by Sharp?
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Has it occurred to you that maybe the Sun weren’t completely bang on the money?
 
Norman_Conquest said:
I think we all know they spout sh1te but this isn't about that, this is a lot bigger than that and is about censorship. If you are happy with people being censored, you have come to the wrong place.
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There's a slight illogicality here. Because this isn't a question about whether Lineker should have freedom of speech - of course he should, and if he quits his job no-one will bat an eyelid about what he says. The question is whether he should have freedom of speech while being one of the BBC's highest paid presenters.

Should the BBC be politically neutral? If yes, the Lineker shouldn't continually post politically motivated threads, especially in such inflammatory terms. But if the BBC shouldn't be politically neutral, then all the posts about how it's right wing suddenly become redundant, because it;s allowed to be.
 
dsr-burnley said:
There's a slight illogicality here. Because this isn't a question about whether Lineker should have freedom of speech - of course he should, and if he quits his job no-one will bat an eyelid about what he says. The question is whether he should have freedom of speech while being one of the BBC's highest paid presenters.

Should the BBC be politically neutral? If yes, the Lineker shouldn't continually post politically motivated threads, especially in such inflammatory terms. But if the BBC shouldn't be politically neutral, then all the posts about how it's right wing suddenly become redundant, because it;s allowed to be.
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And if your point is right, should it not apply to others who have broken the same rule?
 
atypical_boro said:
Sharp won’t even be involved. Contrary to the way it’s been portrayed recently he is not responsible for the day to day running of the BBC. He SHOULD resign however, but only the government can sack him.
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I agree he isn't directly responsible for this but what is accused of and the overwhelming evidence of what he did. Gary lineker's sacking is not a good look and potentially a legally bad thing for him down the line.
 
dsr-burnley said:
There's a slight illogicality here. Because this isn't a question about whether Lineker should have freedom of speech - of course he should, and if he quits his job no-one will bat an eyelid about what he says. The question is whether he should have freedom of speech while being one of the BBC's highest paid presenters.

Should the BBC be politically neutral? If yes, the Lineker shouldn't continually post politically motivated threads, especially in such inflammatory terms. But if the BBC shouldn't be politically neutral, then all the posts about how it's right wing suddenly become redundant, because it;s allowed to be.
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If they don’t even stop the political people from being loud and unbiased against trade unions and Labour and the EU then why should they silence a football presenter?
 
motownjunk said:
I agree he isn't directly responsible for this but what is accused of and the overwhelming evidence of what he did. Gary lineker's sacking is not a good look and potentially a legally bad thing for him down the line.
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It agree it would be a terrible look and he won’t be sacked. I actually don't think any of them have any idea how this will pan out yet, including Lineker himself.
 
dsr-burnley said:
There's a slight illogicality here. Because this isn't a question about whether Lineker should have freedom of speech - of course he should, and if he quits his job no-one will bat an eyelid about what he says. The question is whether he should have freedom of speech while being one of the BBC's highest paid presenters.

Should the BBC be politically neutral? If yes, the Lineker shouldn't continually post politically motivated threads, especially in such inflammatory terms. But if the BBC shouldn't be politically neutral, then all the posts about how it's right wing suddenly become redundant, because it;s allowed to be.
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Does this only apply to Lineker or should it apply to the likes of Alan Sugar, Andrew Neil etc?
 
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