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Chrysalis 13-03-2023 16:56
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Even some Tory MPs now coming out saying they wont vote for it. Complete own goal by the BBC.

1andrew1 13-03-2023 17:01
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Interesting albeit hardly unexpected.
Quote:
BBC chair Richard Sharp under growing pressure to quit over Gary Lineker row

Keir Starmer describes Sharp’s position as ‘increasingly untenable’ as Rishi Sunak offers lukewarm defence of BBC chair

The BBC chair, Richard Sharp, is under increasing pressure to quit after the corporation apologised over its handling of the impartiality row surrounding the Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker.

Keir Starmer called on the government to examine how it could protect a “truly independent and impartial” BBC.

He told ITV News: “I think Richard Sharp’s position is increasingly untenable. I think most people watching the complete mess of the last few days would say how on earth is he still in position and Gary Lineker has been taken off air? This is a mess of the BBC’s own making. They need to sort it out and sort it out fast.”

On his flight to the US, Sunak offered a lukewarm defence of the man who was once his boss at Goldman Sachs and who was later recruited by Sunak as an unpaid government adviser when he was chancellor during the Covid pandemic.

Even before the Lineker row erupted, Sharp faced calls for his resignation because when applying for the job of BBC chair, he did not disclose his role in helping Boris Johnson get access to a loan facility, reportedly worth about £800,000.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...ry-lineker-row

Chrysalis 13-03-2023 17:02
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Following the announcement, The Telegraph has identified a number of other BBC stars who have shared political opinions without sanction.
https://12ft.io/proxy?&q=https%3A%2F...ity-guidelines

1andrew1 13-03-2023 17:34
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Originally Posted by Chrysalis (Post 36148205)
I think the Telegraph is playing catch-up, these names have been discussed over the last few days.

pip08456 13-03-2023 17:35
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I'm surprised no-one has posted Gary is now coming back to MOTD, not that I give a toss about football.

Hugh 13-03-2023 17:38
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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36148213)
I'm surprised no-one has posted Gary is now coming back to MOTD, not that I give a toss about football.
Post #78 at 11:33 today.

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...9&postcount=78

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36148169)

Quote:
Gary Lineker is to return to BBC screens this weekend after reaching a deal with the corporation
The BBC will begin an independent review of its social media guidelines, focusing on how it applies to freelancers outside news - like Lineker
Lineker takes to Twitter to say he is "immeasurably proud" to work for the BBC and "cannot wait to get back in the MOTD chair"
The BBC’s current social media guidance will remain in place while the review is carried out
Director general Tim Davie acknowledges it contains "grey areas" and says enforcing impartiality is a difficult balancing act
He says he has not bowed to pressure from one political party or another.’

pip08456 13-03-2023 18:20
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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36148214)
Obviously missed it due to lack of interest.

RichardCoulter 13-03-2023 20:09
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I have no interest in football either, but 'it'll be interesting to see how this plays out. There's more to it & at stake than first appears.

Sephiroth 13-03-2023 20:57
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36148225)
I have no interest in football either, but 'it'll be interesting to see how this plays out. There's more to it & at stake than first appears.
Nah - the BBC are assholes, Lineker is an asshole, the whingeing opposition are assholes and the whingeing government not much better.

One thing is almost certain - as you imply, there's more to play out.

Good fun.

punkrock101 13-03-2023 21:10
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36147926)
Corbyn was closer to one of Hitler's policies than Braverman's immigration policy. Also remember that Corbyn was a proven sympathiser with the terrorist's cause against Israel.
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36147928)
Sugar is Jewish. Corbyn is anti-semitic and led the Labour Party that Sugar had previously supported.

You just don't like rich people.

Corbyn is defiantly not an Anti-Semitic, also he doesn't sympathise with terrorists when it comes to Israel.. the issue is he supports the Palestinians who are the victims of almost daily genocide by Israel so the media and the backstabber in Labour labelling him as one. on the Subject of Sugar he's was afraid of Corbyn as he would have been forced to actually pay more taxes also if Corbyn did get he would have scrapped the House of Lords sugar would have to work for his money then.

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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh (Post 36148168)
I always thought the BBC was leftist leaning out to get the more conservative at every opportunity. ".
Maybe back during the Labour days and the early years of the collation but now it's a Tory outfit. more and more conservatives are getting top jobs there and right wing bias journalists like Laura Kuenssberg are getting free rein to say what they like. you would swear sometimes BBC News has turned into GB News with the amount a rightwing leaning stories they put on.

Maggy 13-03-2023 21:57
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Originally Posted by punkrock101 (Post 36148232)
Corbyn is defiantly not an Anti-Semitic, also he doesn't sympathise with terrorists when it comes to Israel.. the issue is he supports the Palestinians who are the victims of almost daily genocide by Israel so the media and the backstabber in Labour labelling him as one. on the Subject of Sugar he's was afraid of Corbyn as he would have been forced to actually pay more taxes also if Corbyn did get he would have scrapped the House of Lords sugar would have to work for his money then.

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Maybe back during the Labour days and the early years of the collation but now it's a Tory outfit. more and more conservatives are getting top jobs there and right wing bias journalists like Laura Kuenssberg are getting free rein to say what they like. you would swear sometimes BBC News has turned into GB News with the amount a rightwing leaning stories they put on.
:clap:

Kursk 14-03-2023 16:47
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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36148195)
Immeasurably is not a particularly complicated or advanced word? I wouldn't think anyone using it is trying to be clever. It's not like Russell Brand who liked to vomit a thesaurus onto every article he wrote. It's a perfectly cromulent word.
:omg: Admonishing me with a word invented by The Simpsons is a little bit ineffectual old chap.

Itshim 14-03-2023 17:39
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Originally Posted by Maggy (Post 36148236)
:clap:
Always see her as left wing , guess that shows she is neither:erm:

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Quote:
Originally Posted by punkrock101 (Post 36148232)
Corbyn is defiantly not an Anti-Semitic, also he doesn't sympathise with terrorists when it comes to Israel.. the issue is he supports the Palestinians who are the victims of almost daily genocide by Israel so the media and the backstabber in Labour labelling him as one. on the Subject of Sugar he's was afraid of Corbyn as he would have been forced to actually pay more taxes also if Corbyn did get he would have scrapped the House of Lords sugar would have to work for his money then.

---------- Post added at 21:10 ---------- Previous post was at 21:05 ----------



Maybe back during the Labour days and the early years of the collation but now it's a Tory outfit. more and more conservatives are getting top jobs there and right wing bias journalists like Laura Kuenssberg are getting free rein to say what they like. you would swear sometimes BBC News has turned into GB News with the amount a rightwing leaning stories they put on.

Paul 19-05-2025 00:18
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Looks like Lineker put his foot in his mouth one too many times now.

Quitting before he gets pushed ..

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Gary Lineker expected to leave the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626jxp0yz3o

Pierre 19-05-2025 09:19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36196762)
Looks like Lineker put his foot in his mouth one too many times now.

Quitting before he gets pushed ..



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626jxp0yz3o
To Err is human, to keep doing it is stupid and you deserve to go.


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