Off Topic Politics Thread

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Shandy_top_89 said:
Can’t claim to know what’s in his contract with the BBC, but the impression I get is that he wasn’t under any obligation to neutrality outside of the studios, what has happened here is the BBC want to amend this and until he agrees to it he is off air.

Could well be wrong though.
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That’s my understanding as well .
The news dept have clear rules on what they can or cannot say on other media sources , the sports section do not ( though I am sure some will now be out in place ).

As things stand IMHO Lineker has broken NO BBC guidelines .
 
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Saints Fan4Life said:
It's curious this situation. I don't remember this much outcry, or solidarity from their fellow presenters, when the likes of Piers Morgan or Matt Le Tiss lost their jobs for having a public (even unpopular) opinion.

I guess cos Lineker has a popular and more agreeable opinion, it's different,but at the end of the day, free speech is free speech nomatter whether you agree with it or not.
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Have any football pundits from sky or bt come out in support of Lineker ?

I honestly don’t know .
 
I hate that the UK, which takes so few refugees compared to most other countries, is filled with people who support Lineker being removed from Match of the Day. Sorry but defending the weak should never be a crime. This is only an anti-Tory comment in that the Tories are racist scum who need to get annihilated at the next election. Sorry but anybody who still supports the tories after everything they have done to deepen the divides in our country is just a moron.
 
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Interesting that Radio 4 news is leading with this story and quoting former chairman Greg Dyke, who says that Lineker has every right to express his opinion in the same way that Alan Sugar did.

Maybe a climb down is imminent?
 
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ChilcoSaint said:
Interesting that Radio 4 news is leading with this story and quoting former chairman Greg Dyke, who says that Lineker has every right to express his opinion in the same way that Alan Sugar did.

Maybe a climb down is imminent?
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There’s certainly an interest/irony/credit to the fact that their own sources are actually covering it very impartially!
 
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Onionman said:
I find it fascinating that this has been the lead story in the news over the past few days.

Not UNHCR saying that the UK government's policy was immoral and probably illegal. Or the EU saying it might affect relations in future.

Nope, the spinners have done an excellent job.

Vin
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I know this may sound counterintuitive but the truth is that this story is more likely to be noticed by ordinary people than those ones - and therefore more likely to have an impact. People will more likely listen to the furore around this rather than simply ignoring heavier news. Sadly, we live in a world where people are more likely to listen to a former footballer than a scientist or a UN envoy.
 
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I'm looking forward to the flood (and it really will be a deluge) of right-wing loons telling us how much better MOTD is tonight than it has ever been. Quite possibly some on here.

Vin
 
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Osvaldorama said:
I am big on free speech. I’ve already said I think Lineker sacking is ludicrous.

On the other hand, I saw a leak in his contract with the BBC that specifically said he isn’t allowed to voice views on politics.

So I guess a private corporation can do what they like.

(much like when most people on here said that donald trump being banned from Twitter was a private entity dictating it’s own rules.)

I think thing that annoys me the most is that many people on here are huge hypocrites without even realising it.
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Archers Road said:
Let’s show them the majority of the public are on the side of the good guys. And make no mistake, there is clear and unequivocal division here between right and wrong; this is about our collective values, and what sort of place we want the U.K. to be.

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/reinstate-gary-lineker-to-match-of-the-day
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Done
 
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