Let's Get Political!

[Saxondale]

He's freelance.  He works for loads of other people.  He can say what he wants if he's not saying it from a bbc twitter account.

Im freelance.  None of the companies I work for think it fit to censor me saying anything unless its directly about something in the company or one of the shows Im doing for them.  If I said - Im doing a show and said 'fuck me this band Im doing tonight are shite', then I would expect censure and deserve it.

Its a complete own goal from the BBC.  Senseless.  Just makes them look like they are running scared of the government and the right wing press.  Which they are.

[horlock07]

Even off air?

He's said a shit ton of political stuff before. Why the up roar now?

Because its handily grabbing the headlines to stop people talking about the general shit show in the country and also successfully burying news of their cancelling of Attenborough's programme, again because it will upset the government and its supporters.

Some interesting stuff from Peston on the nuts and bolts of the dispute https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1634272812180426760

[Barry Scott]

Because its handily grabbing the headlines to stop people talking about the general shit show in the country and also successfully burying news of their cancelling of Attenborough's programme, again because it will upset the government and its supporters.

Some interesting stuff from Peston on the nuts and bolts of the dispute https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1634272812180426760

Just the closing of that thread is more damning than anything Lineker's done. And with less repercussions. 

[ChalkyWhiteIsGod]

Fucking mess. Seems like the BBC are trying to work off the assumption that working for the BBC means you can't be political publicly, even though that isn't actually the case.

[tans]

As said above never saw the uproar from the BBC for Alan Sugar or Andrew Neil having a rant

[Barry Scott]

Fucking mess. Seems like the BBC are trying to work off the assumption that working for the BBC means you can't be political publicly critical of the government

Corrected for you.

This sums it up quite well for me.

https://twitter.com/SkyKaveh/status/1634288030658842641

[tans]

First time ive ever agreed with that guy!

[tans]

Players in talks with the PFA over not giving interviews tomorrow!

[wokinghamred]

He's freelance.  He works for loads of other people.  He can say what he wants if he's not saying it from a bbc twitter account.

Im freelance.  None of the companies I work for think it fit to censor me saying anything unless its directly about something in the company or one of the shows Im doing for them.  If I said - Im doing a show and said 'fuck me this band Im doing tonight are shite', then I would expect censure and deserve it.

Its a complete own goal from the BBC.  Senseless.  Just makes them look like they are running scared of the government and the right wing press.  Which they are.

The BBC's impartiality policy and its social media guidelines apply to freelancers employed by the BBC as well as employees.

[dalumpimunki]

No, he's not. As others have said, its okay for him to have that opinion, but its not okay for him to use his position at the BBC to express his personal opinions and try to influence others.

He hasn't. He's used his Twitter account. Gary Lineker was actually quite famous before he presented MoTD. He used to play football himself you know.

[adje]

Looks like pundit-free football tomorrow night.

[Outletred]

It all depends what his contract with the BBC says.

If it had a clause that restricts what you can say politically (one way or the other) on social media then he hasn’t a leg to stand on.

I can’t understand the love for him on here . He is earning £1.35m a year whilst some pensioners who’ve worked their whole lives can’t afford a TV licence which is paying his obscene wages.

[Barry Scott]

What has his wage got to do with whether we we like him or not? Or more to the point, is his opinion invalid because some resent his earnings?

[mexico red]

Here's a penny for your thoughts, I explained this situation to my girlfriend who is a Venezuelan refugee.

She said it's normal for the national broadcaster to stop anti government thinking people from broadcasting.

Didn't bat an eyelid

[adje]

Here's a penny for your thoughts, I explained this situation to my girlfriend who is a Venezuelan refugee.

She said it's normal for the national broadcaster to stop anti government thinking people from broadcasting.

Didn't bat an eyelid

Yep, I suppose regime censorship  works both ways with extreme governments left and right but it's an ill wind and pundit free football will have me switching on in my droves
Total hypocrisy from the BBC however in my opinion , Fiona bloody Bruce is the most Tory biased presenter of all