Gary Lineker

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GT3Manthey

Original Poster:

4,427 posts

48 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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Can’t help thinking he could have just said -“ I’m sorry if my comments offended some “ and moved on

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64920557

rpguk

4,458 posts

283 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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I was surprised not to see a post about this already. Thought the free speech lot would be all over this. Has Tommy Robinson lent his support yet?

What's that line that gets trotted out here all the time, usually in defence of scumbags.

I don't agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it!

E63eeeeee...

3,778 posts

48 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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Can we please just get rid of the BBC now. It's a fking joke.

Wombat3

11,969 posts

205 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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I'd prefer it if he stfu unless he also has meaningful ideas and solutions to put forward to the problems he's referencing.

His comparisons are wrong and inflammatory and, ultimately, probably not helpful.

Punctilio

827 posts

22 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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This will shirley get shifted to the NPE board where the sensible adults with big brains will dissect the ramifications of this earth shattering ejaculation from an ex pigbladder molester and TV punditter.

kevinon

799 posts

59 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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This craven caving in to the Tory high command is going to backfire.

Another contractor, Andrew Neil was sharing his (positive) views on Tory policies in the Spectator and twitter for years. And he fronted political programmes, not MOTD.

Poor Beeb. Bullied into a cack-handed retribution against a guy would be poplar without appearing on the BBC ever again.

Dingu

3,686 posts

29 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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kevinon said:
This craven caving in to the Tory high command is going to backfire.

Another contractor, Andrew Neil was sharing his (positive) views on Tory policies in the Spectator and twitter for years. And he fronted political programmes, not MOTD.

Poor Beeb. Bullied into a cack-handed retribution against a guy would be poplar without appearing on the BBC ever again.
Pretty sure he is more popular than any member of the government individually or collectively.

And the talk of being inflammatory above is hilarious when we have Cruella Braverman stinking up the Home Office.

Seventy

5,500 posts

137 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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E63eeeeee... said:
Can we please just get rid of the BBC now. It's a fking joke.
You can.

Don’t pay the licence fee.

Simples.

Hth.

Leithen

10,800 posts

266 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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I wish the reply had been "If Braverman steps back from ministerial duties, I'll step back from presenting. Until then."

Jockman

17,912 posts

159 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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Punctilio said:
This will shirley get shifted to the NPE board where the sensible adults with big brains will dissect the ramifications of this earth shattering ejaculation from an ex pigbladder molester and TV punditter.
Probably get moved shortly. Glad to see the back of him. Looks like Wright and Shearer going too.

A good spring clean out.

Mr Penguin

906 posts

38 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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One of the conditions of working for the BBC is that you don't publicly wade into politics. He has done it numerous times and is insistent that he will not be complying with his employers policies. Any organisation should be looking to move someone like that on.

E63eeeeee...

3,778 posts

48 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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Seventy said:
E63eeeeee... said:
Can we please just get rid of the BBC now. It's a fking joke.
You can.

Don’t pay the licence fee.

Simples.

Hth.
What, and then it will just go away, will it? I cancel my direct debit and the UK no longer has a state broadcaster?

ettore

4,119 posts

251 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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kevinon said:
This craven caving in to the Tory high command is going to backfire.

Another contractor, Andrew Neil was sharing his (positive) views on Tory policies in the Spectator and twitter for years. And he fronted political programmes, not MOTD.

Poor Beeb. Bullied into a cack-handed retribution against a guy would be poplar without appearing on the BBC ever again.
None of that is actually true though is it?

Linekar is wholly entitled to whatever view he takes, but the BBC isn’t . It is literally as simple as that.

His actual point of view is pretty vanilla, innocuous stuff other than his connection of the point to Nazi Germany. That is historically illiterate tik tok politics best left to the dinner table.

E63eeeeee...

3,778 posts

48 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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Mr Penguin said:
One of the conditions of working for the BBC is that you don't publicly wade into politics. He has done it numerous times and is insistent that he will not be complying with his employers policies. Any organisation should be looking to move someone like that on.
This clearly only applies to people with a certain kind of politics though.

tim0409

4,355 posts

158 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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Seventy said:
E63eeeeee... said:
Can we please just get rid of the BBC now. It's a fking joke.
You can.

Don’t pay the licence fee.

Simples.

Hth.
And what happens when you want to watch other live TV apart from the BBC?

Not quite as "simples", is it?

SpeckledJim

31,608 posts

252 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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ettore said:
kevinon said:
This craven caving in to the Tory high command is going to backfire.

Another contractor, Andrew Neil was sharing his (positive) views on Tory policies in the Spectator and twitter for years. And he fronted political programmes, not MOTD.

Poor Beeb. Bullied into a cack-handed retribution against a guy would be poplar without appearing on the BBC ever again.
None of that is actually true though is it?

Linekar is wholly entitled to whatever view he takes, but the BBC isn’t . It is literally as simple as that.

His actual point of view is pretty vanilla, innocuous stuff other than his connection of the point to Nazi Germany. That is historically illiterate tik tok politics best left to the dinner table.
He believes we should encourage a lethal people-smuggling industry run by some of the most callous criminals in the world.

Not that vanilla and innocuous really?

Mr Penguin

906 posts

38 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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E63eeeeee... said:
This clearly only applies to people with a certain kind of politics though.
What do you mean?

ChocolateFrog

24,852 posts

172 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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GT3Manthey said:
Can’t help thinking he could have just said -“ I’m sorry if my comments offended some “ and moved on

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64920557
Falling on his sword.

I don't particularly think he's wrong in what he said but he clearly thought he was above the law as laid out by the BBC.

He's had numerous warnings.

E63eeeeee...

3,778 posts

48 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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ettore said:
None of that is actually true though is it?

Linekar is wholly entitled to whatever view he takes, but the BBC isn’t . It is literally as simple as that.

His actual point of view is pretty vanilla, innocuous stuff other than his connection of the point to Nazi Germany. That is historically illiterate tik tok politics best left to the dinner table.
Are you saying the BBC isn't allowed to criticise or question government policy? Funny kind of impartiality, that.

Wacky Racer

38,099 posts

246 months

Friday 10th March 2023
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Anybody would think he was the only person who could front Match of the day ffs!

Should stick to advertising Walker's crisps.