BBC and lineker

[rich1471]

So it looks like the BBC have suspended him for his comments ,now wright and shearer have pulled out of hosting match of the day as well ,I don't see what he did wrong ,it was on his Twitter page not while he was hosting the program

[foxbat]

BBC rules in full:

- Attenborough can't broadcast a show about UK nature loss.

- Lineker can't tweet criticising the government.

- Alan Sugar *can* tweet criticising strikes
.
- The BBC chair *can* be a Tory donor who didn't disclose he facilitated a loan to Boris Johnson.

[Goole Rover]

So it looks like the BBC have suspended him for his comments ,now wright and shearer have pulled out of hosting match of the day as well ,I don't see what he did wrong ,it was on his Twitter page not while he was hosting the program

What ! He compares this government to Nazi Germany where the hunted were making every effort to get out not in. This party won’t get my vote but come on he deserves everything he gets.

[BillyStubbsTears]

BBC rules in full:

- Attenborough can't broadcast a show about UK nature loss.

- Lineker can't tweet criticising the government.

- Alan Sugar *can* tweet criticising strikes
.
- The BBC chair *can* be a Tory donor who didn't disclose he facilitated a loan to Boris Johnson.

So it looks like the BBC have suspended him for his comments ,now wright and shearer have pulled out of hosting match of the day as well ,I don't see what he did wrong ,it was on his Twitter page not while he was hosting the program

What ! He compares this government to Nazi Germany where the hunted were making every effort to get out not in. This party won’t get my vote but come on he deserves everything he gets.

No. He didn't.

[sedwardsdrfc]

BBC is wrong on this one imo. Even if your a gammon and pineapple type and love the nonsense Braverman comes out with what does it matter what Lineker says on his personal twitter feeds?

BBC needs to be politically neutral but it’s not like he did it on air or is a political correspondent. His personal opinions have no bearing on how he does his job like it might other roles.

Frankly the government at the moment are a shambles and the BBC seem to give them a easy ride.

[ravenrover]

Already a thread on off Topic, been there a while

[Bentley Bullet]

BBC rules in full:

- Attenborough can't broadcast a show about UK nature loss.

- Lineker can't tweet criticising the government.

- Alan Sugar *can* tweet criticising strikes
.
- The BBC chair *can* be a Tory donor who didn't disclose he facilitated a loan to Boris Johnson.

So it looks like the BBC have suspended him for his comments ,now wright and shearer have pulled out of hosting match of the day as well ,I don't see what he did wrong ,it was on his Twitter page not while he was hosting the program

What ! He compares this government to Nazi Germany where the hunted were making every effort to get out not in. This party won’t get my vote but come on he deserves everything he gets.

No. He didn't.

Yes. He did. He compared this government to Nazi Germany by likening the language used by ministers about asylum seekers to “that used by Germany in the 30s”

[LincsRover]

I’d love to be a fly on the wall when Richard Sharp, who facilitated an £800000 loan for a lying, corrupt prime minister, lectures Gary Lineker on BBC impartiality. This government makes my piss boil with their hypocrisy and bigotry. F*ck*ng scum the lot of them & the sooner they are wiped out the better!

That Braverman thing deserves a special place in hell along with Johnson! 

[roverstillidie91]

BBC has been infiltrated by the tory Party. Talk TV v.2

[roverstillidie91]

BBC rules in full:

- Attenborough can't broadcast a show about UK nature loss.

- Lineker can't tweet criticising the government.

- Alan Sugar *can* tweet criticising strikes
.
- The BBC chair *can* be a Tory donor who didn't disclose he facilitated a loan to Boris Johnson.

So it looks like the BBC have suspended him for his comments ,now wright and shearer have pulled out of hosting match of the day as well ,I don't see what he did wrong ,it was on his Twitter page not while he was hosting the program

What ! He compares this government to Nazi Germany where the hunted were making every effort to get out not in. This party won’t get my vote but come on he deserves everything he gets.

No. He didn't.

Yes. He did. He compared this government to Nazi Germany by likening the language used by ministers about asylum seekers to “that used by Germany in the 30s”

you can't deny the country is becoming a fascist dictatorial run country though, we should have seen that during covid when we was controlled into submission

[sedwardsdrfc]

BBC rules in full:

- Attenborough can't broadcast a show about UK nature loss.

- Lineker can't tweet criticising the government.

- Alan Sugar *can* tweet criticising strikes
.
- The BBC chair *can* be a Tory donor who didn't disclose he facilitated a loan to Boris Johnson.

So it looks like the BBC have suspended him for his comments ,now wright and shearer have pulled out of hosting match of the day as well ,I don't see what he did wrong ,it was on his Twitter page not while he was hosting the program

What ! He compares this government to Nazi Germany where the hunted were making every effort to get out not in. This party won’t get my vote but come on he deserves everything he gets.

No. He didn't.

Yes. He did. He compared this government to Nazi Germany by likening the language used by ministers about asylum seekers to “that used by Germany in the 30s”

Compared the language used.

[LincsRover]

BBC rules in full:

- Attenborough can't broadcast a show about UK nature loss.

- Lineker can't tweet criticising the government.

- Alan Sugar *can* tweet criticising strikes
.
- The BBC chair *can* be a Tory donor who didn't disclose he facilitated a loan to Boris Johnson.

So it looks like the BBC have suspended him for his comments ,now wright and shearer have pulled out of hosting match of the day as well ,I don't see what he did wrong ,it was on his Twitter page not while he was hosting the program

What ! He compares this government to Nazi Germany where the hunted were making every effort to get out not in. This party won’t get my vote but come on he deserves everything he gets.

No. He didn't.

Yes. He did. He compared this government to Nazi Germany by likening the language used by ministers about asylum seekers to “that used by Germany in the 30s”

Those asylum seekers in the 1930’s (quoted in the daily mail - check out Twitter) were German Jews which the tories of the time (aided by the daily mail) were campaigning against entering the country and taking our jobs/homes. Sound familiar? And we all know what happened next!!!

[sedwardsdrfc]

I’d love to be a fly in the wall when Richard Sharp, who facilitated an £800000 loan for a lying, corrupt prime minister, lectures Gary Lineker on BBC impartiality. This government makes my piss boil with their hypocrisy and bigotry. F*ck*ng scum the lot of them & the sooner they are wiped out the better!

That Braverman thing deserves a special place in hell along with Johnson! 

Yes some very mean spirited people left in the government now. Can only hope to cling on to power by fuelling hate rather than delivering competent government.

Elections can’t come soon enough

[Bentley Bullet]

BBC rules in full:

- Attenborough can't broadcast a show about UK nature loss.

- Lineker can't tweet criticising the government.

- Alan Sugar *can* tweet criticising strikes
.
- The BBC chair *can* be a Tory donor who didn't disclose he facilitated a loan to Boris Johnson.

So it looks like the BBC have suspended him for his comments ,now wright and shearer have pulled out of hosting match of the day as well ,I don't see what he did wrong ,it was on his Twitter page not while he was hosting the program

What ! He compares this government to Nazi Germany where the hunted were making every effort to get out not in. This party won’t get my vote but come on he deserves everything he gets.

No. He didn't.

Yes. He did. He compared this government to Nazi Germany by likening the language used by ministers about asylum seekers to “that used by Germany in the 30s”

Those asylum seekers in the 1930’s (quoted in the daily mail - check out Twitter) were German Jews which the tories of the time (aided by the daily mail) were campaigning against entering the country and taking our jobs/homes. Sound familiar? And we all know what happened next!!!

So does that mean you agree that Lineker was comparing this country to Nazi Germany?

[roverstillidie91]

I’d love to be a fly in the wall when Richard Sharp, who facilitated an £800000 loan for a lying, corrupt prime minister, lectures Gary Lineker on BBC impartiality. This government makes my piss boil with their hypocrisy and bigotry. F*ck*ng scum the lot of them & the sooner they are wiped out the better!

That Braverman thing deserves a special place in hell along with Johnson! 

Yes some very mean spirited people left in the government now. Can only hope to cling on to power by fuelling hate rather than delivering competent government.

Elections can’t come soon enough

divide and rule, turn everyone against each other. That's Tories for you

[normal rules]

Perhaps we should look to the Jewish community for their reaction. Given the obvious and strong inference GL made in his tweet. This from the Jewish Chronicle today.

Karen Pollock, chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, wrote in a Times op-ed: “However passionately we feel about important and pressing issues of the day, it seems to me that comparing those current concerns to the almost unimaginable horrors of the Nazi period is wrong.”

Holocaust survivor Agnes Grunwald-Spier MBE had said the Match of the Day host “should be ashamed” for his tweet.

[normal rules]

It’s fair to say his comments have attracted criticism from left and right. Even Yvette Cooper has said he was wrong to say what he did.

[sedwardsdrfc]

BBC rules in full:

- Attenborough can't broadcast a show about UK nature loss.

- Lineker can't tweet criticising the government.

- Alan Sugar *can* tweet criticising strikes
.
- The BBC chair *can* be a Tory donor who didn't disclose he facilitated a loan to Boris Johnson.

So it looks like the BBC have suspended him for his comments ,now wright and shearer have pulled out of hosting match of the day as well ,I don't see what he did wrong ,it was on his Twitter page not while he was hosting the program

What ! He compares this government to Nazi Germany where the hunted were making every effort to get out not in. This party won’t get my vote but come on he deserves everything he gets.

No. He didn't.

Yes. He did. He compared this government to Nazi Germany by likening the language used by ministers about asylum seekers to “that used by Germany in the 30s”

Those asylum seekers in the 1930’s (quoted in the daily mail - check out Twitter) were German Jews which the tories of the time (aided by the daily mail) were campaigning against entering the country and taking our jobs/homes. Sound familiar? And we all know what happened next!!!

So does that mean you agree that Lineker was comparing this country to Nazi Germany?

Think your misrepresenting what was said.

Saying “language used is not dissimilar” is not comparing an entire country to the nazi’s.

And if you can’t read the context of what he’s saying then what’s the point of learning to read in the 1st place.

[Bentley Bullet]

BBC rules in full:

- Attenborough can't broadcast a show about UK nature loss.

- Lineker can't tweet criticising the government.

- Alan Sugar *can* tweet criticising strikes
.
- The BBC chair *can* be a Tory donor who didn't disclose he facilitated a loan to Boris Johnson.

So it looks like the BBC have suspended him for his comments ,now wright and shearer have pulled out of hosting match of the day as well ,I don't see what he did wrong ,it was on his Twitter page not while he was hosting the program

What ! He compares this government to Nazi Germany where the hunted were making every effort to get out not in. This party won’t get my vote but come on he deserves everything he gets.

No. He didn't.

Yes. He did. He compared this government to Nazi Germany by likening the language used by ministers about asylum seekers to “that used by Germany in the 30s”

Compared the language used.

Irrespective of what he compared it with, he compared this government to Nazi Germany.

[Bentley Bullet]

It’s fair to say his comments have attracted criticism from left and right. Even Yvette Cooper has said he was wrong to say what he did.

And Emily Thornberry.

[sedwardsdrfc]

Just read about them cancelling the Attenborough show because tortes will get annoyed about him showing the impacts of wildlife in this country.

What the hell is going on at the BBC this isn’t impartial it’s censoring. Just report the situation and let people come to their own conclusions.

[BillyStubbsTears]

BBC rules in full:

- Attenborough can't broadcast a show about UK nature loss.

- Lineker can't tweet criticising the government.

- Alan Sugar *can* tweet criticising strikes
.
- The BBC chair *can* be a Tory donor who didn't disclose he facilitated a loan to Boris Johnson.

So it looks like the BBC have suspended him for his comments ,now wright and shearer have pulled out of hosting match of the day as well ,I don't see what he did wrong ,it was on his Twitter page not while he was hosting the program

What ! He compares this government to Nazi Germany where the hunted were making every effort to get out not in. This party won’t get my vote but come on he deserves everything he gets.

No. He didn't.

Yes. He did. He compared this government to Nazi Germany by likening the language used by ministers about asylum seekers to “that used by Germany in the 30s”

Those asylum seekers in the 1930’s (quoted in the daily mail - check out Twitter) were German Jews which the tories of the time (aided by the daily mail) were campaigning against entering the country and taking our jobs/homes. Sound familiar? And we all know what happened next!!!

So does that mean you agree that Lineker was comparing this country to Nazi Germany?

Think your misrepresenting what was said.

Saying “language used is not dissimilar” is not comparing an entire country to the nazi’s.

And if you can’t read the context of what he’s saying then what’s the point of learning to read in the 1st place.

Good luck.

[The Beast]

Funny, when Lineker tweeted 'bin Corbyn', the right wing press and the BBC were not bothered in the slightest but then again he's fair game isn't he.
We are on a very slippery slope.

[scawsby steve]

It’s fair to say his comments have attracted criticism from left and right. Even Yvette Cooper has said he was wrong to say what he did.

And Emily Thornberry.

If old lardarse is criticising him, he must be on thin ice.

It's usually white van man flying the St George's flag that she has a go at.

[normal rules]

MOTD will air tomorrow night without pundits or presenters.
Just football.
Nice.
Or perhaps they can get Tiziano Crudeli to do a voice over. Now that would be something.

[Bentley Bullet]

BBC rules in full:

- Attenborough can't broadcast a show about UK nature loss.

- Lineker can't tweet criticising the government.

- Alan Sugar *can* tweet criticising strikes
.
- The BBC chair *can* be a Tory donor who didn't disclose he facilitated a loan to Boris Johnson.

So it looks like the BBC have suspended him for his comments ,now wright and shearer have pulled out of hosting match of the day as well ,I don't see what he did wrong ,it was on his Twitter page not while he was hosting the program

What ! He compares this government to Nazi Germany where the hunted were making every effort to get out not in. This party won’t get my vote but come on he deserves everything he gets.

No. He didn't.

Yes. He did. He compared this government to Nazi Germany by likening the language used by ministers about asylum seekers to “that used by Germany in the 30s”

Those asylum seekers in the 1930’s (quoted in the daily mail - check out Twitter) were German Jews which the tories of the time (aided by the daily mail) were campaigning against entering the country and taking our jobs/homes. Sound familiar? And we all know what happened next!!!

So does that mean you agree that Lineker was comparing this country to Nazi Germany?

Think your misrepresenting what was said.

Saying “language used is not dissimilar” is not comparing an entire country to the nazi’s.

And if you can’t read the context of what he’s saying then what’s the point of learning to read in the 1st place.

Good luck.

I didn't misrepresent anything. I asked him if his comment meant he agreed that Lineker was comparing this country to Nazi Germany.

[sedwardsdrfc]

Saw a clip from sky sports news which sums it up. Andrew Neil, the BBC chairman, Jeremy Clarkson (when he worked there), Alan Sugar and many others can have political interests or work on opinion pieces which are very much not impartial and that’s all ok.

Tweet a mild criticism and it’s escalated like this. BBC encouraged Lineker to condemn the World Cup (rightly) but then it’s not ok to do it in our own country.

They’ve either been pressured into it by a government we all know is rotten or they’ve just scored a needless own goal. Hopefully all this brings it to a head and the genuine people at risk of contaminating the BBC with their political alignments are removed.

[Nudga]

The BBC is The Ministry of Truth.

[WantleyDragon]

No great loss to MOTD  can't stand Lineker.
Always fast forward when he's blabbering on

[BillyStubbsTears]

BBC rules in full:

- Attenborough can't broadcast a show about UK nature loss.

- Lineker can't tweet criticising the government.

- Alan Sugar *can* tweet criticising strikes
.
- The BBC chair *can* be a Tory donor who didn't disclose he facilitated a loan to Boris Johnson.

So it looks like the BBC have suspended him for his comments ,now wright and shearer have pulled out of hosting match of the day as well ,I don't see what he did wrong ,it was on his Twitter page not while he was hosting the program

What ! He compares this government to Nazi Germany where the hunted were making every effort to get out not in. This party won’t get my vote but come on he deserves everything he gets.

No. He didn't.

Yes. He did. He compared this government to Nazi Germany by likening the language used by ministers about asylum seekers to “that used by Germany in the 30s”

Those asylum seekers in the 1930’s (quoted in the daily mail - check out Twitter) were German Jews which the tories of the time (aided by the daily mail) were campaigning against entering the country and taking our jobs/homes. Sound familiar? And we all know what happened next!!!

So does that mean you agree that Lineker was comparing this country to Nazi Germany?

Think your misrepresenting what was said.

Saying “language used is not dissimilar” is not comparing an entire country to the nazi’s.

And if you can’t read the context of what he’s saying then what’s the point of learning to read in the 1st place.

Good luck.

I didn't misrepresent anything. I asked him if his comment meant he agreed that Lineker was comparing this country to Nazi Germany.

He was comparing the language of certain politicians.

The will of the people. Betrayal of the nation if you resist.

You are being very silly, saying Lineker was comparing this country to Nazi Germany. Silly, but not surprising.