Gary Lineker being reined in

[JackG]

He wasnt comparing the Government to Nazi Germany. He said "the language" being used by the Government [particularly Cruella Braverman] was no different from that used by Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Big difference.

He made no mention of Nazis - it was just 'Germany in the 30's'.

 

[Alzi]

Can imagine someone like Amazon getting the deal soon and have Linekar fronting it.

Frank Sinclair levels of own goal from BBC here.

 

[Lemmy_kilmister]

"The Premier League has told the 12 clubs playing today that their players and managers will not receive requests for Match of the Day interviews, the BBC understands.

It has also said this to the League Managers' Association and the Professional Footballers' Association.

It comes after a number of players last night indicated they would not do post-match interviews with the BBC show, out of solidarity with Gary Lineker."

 

[Colgates_shaving_foam]

The BBC's live FA cup coverage could end up being a bit of an omnishambles if they don't back down and apologise to Lineker.

 

[hewielewie]

 

[Colgates_shaving_foam]

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There's probably more than a couple of hunts in the tory party.

 

[ForssAwakens]

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Didn’t the government say this was matter for the bbc alone.

 

[locomansimon]

The Impartial BBC

This we tweeted and taken down

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This whole episode is scandalous, Tory bias is clear for all to see, what's happening to free speech, we need this government gone ASAP

 

[Pak_Doo_Ik]

Love this from Campbell

https://twitter.com/x/status/1634276978034462720

And only the BBC feel the need to tell us his Podcast is produced by a team he shares with Gary Lineker, I wonder why they feel the need to tell us that

 

[sherlock1969]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1634494407733915649

 

[Northerner]

On the match of the day homepage on BBC there is a thumbnail picture / trailer for BBC sounds programme entitled "The Nazi party's chilling rise to power"

 

[Fat_Dragon]

Final Score getting the chop as well

https://twitter.com/x/status/1634492083577712640

 

[h_m_boro]

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Why oh why am I not surprised in the slightest at 30p Lee and Gullis being on that list

 

[r00fie1]

What a complete balls-up!
Serves them right

 

[festa5]

Christ, what have I done to you fella?

I'd take some of Sherlock's stuff with a pinch of salt.

I remember saying watching Prince William and Harry having a scuffle might be quite amusing and he said he found my view towards violence as "disturbing" then managed to twist it into some sort of equivalence to finding domestic violence funny too.

 

[BoroMart]

Who? Where? When?

I have never seen anybody, anywhere, say the whole workforce at the BBC is right wing.
That’s just silly.

It's not just silly, it's stupid. It's the kind of extreme nonsense that people state when their view is not defendable by facts and honesty.

 

[BoroMart]

Because he’s a Boris Johnson/Tory party endorsing TVVAT

It's the kind of thing that would leave the BBC with no leg to stand on in court. HR and contract rules have to be evenly applied and failure to do so proves that this action was politically motivated.....which is a serious breach by the BBC executive and should to them being fired.

 

[BoroMart]

Whilst I cannot stand Sugar, this tweet was well before the new DG brought in the new impartiality guidelines in autumn 2020 shortly after his appointment. Under the previous DG Lineker tweeted loads of political stuff that he wasn’t reprimanded for either (and I’m not saying he should have been).

I’ve no doubt Sugar may have tweeted worse political stuff since and I’d be well in favour of his sacking if he has.

YOu are acting like impartiality guidelines weren't there before, they were.

 

[BoroMart]

Would that be referencing the “Weimar Republic“ that clamped down on public descent, to then be silenced for comparing into a clamp down on public descent.

exactly, this isn't the win that our new 'friend' dsr-bunrley thinks it is.

 

[Chris_Boro]

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Wait, seriously wait...

Tory Common Sense Group??

Bhwwaaahhaaaaa.