[Football] Gary Lineker to step back from presenting MOTD

[Titanic]

Gary Lineker to step back from presenting MOTD

Gary Lineker to step back from presenting Match of the Day until agreement reached on social media use - BBC statement

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Gary Lineker is to step back from presenting Match of the Day until an agreement is reached on his social media use - BBC statement.
It follows an impartiality row over comments he made criticising the government's new asylum policy.
In a tweet, the presenter had compared the language used by the government to set out its plan to "that used by Germany in the 30s".

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Hopefully Alan sportswasher Shearer will go as well

You mean Shearer how took Newcastle down

 

[rogersix]

Neither.

details then

 

[Weststander]

no one was beaten to a pulp, at first.

What makes you say that?

Yes and murdered.
https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/go-in-depth/germany-1933-democracy-dictatorship/

 

[Thunder Bolt]

They're way off yet!
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Ah, but it doesn’t include their own corruption, just everyone else’s.

 

[rogersix]

He can say what he likes, but the BBC have never wanted their presenters expressing party political bias.

they don't mind too much, if sugar repeatedly gets away with more overt stuff

 

[AlbionBro]

Does anyone else feel this would be a good opportunity to get Glenn in the hot seat? His backstreet boys could be Virgo, Upson and Hughton.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Blimey, the drama on here and folks falling on their swords.
Multi-millionaire Lineacre heads off to his other jobs and ads rubbing his hands together at the publicity

 

[clapham_gull]

He can say what he likes, but the BBC have never wanted their presenters expressing party political bias.

Problem is they have in the past but it hasn't been commented on in parliament.

Alan Sugar and particularly Andrew Neil were given free reign on social media.

If you don't apply your guidelines consistently, you are open to criticism when you apply them.. or not.

What a mess.

 

[Live by the sea]

His moral stance is commendable but his comparison with nazi germany is ludicrous & no doubt very offensive to some people.

 

[Notters]

His moral stance is commendable but his comparison with nazi germany is ludicrous & no doubt very offensive to some people.

He didn't technically.

 

[Randy McNob]

BBC impartiality you're either a propagandist or you vil be zilenced. Free speech hypocrits getting their way !

 

[Thunder Bolt]

 

[TomandJerry]

Broadcast union: 'this is a deeply concerning decision'​

More reaction now from Philippa Childs, the head of Bectu, the broadcast union which represents thousands of BBC staff:

“This is a deeply concerning decision from the BBC. It will give the appearance that they have bowed to political pressure from ministers to take someone off air for disagreeing with the policies of the current government.

“Taken with the ongoing controversy over the appointment of the BBC Chairman, who has a much more important role in upholding the reputation of the BBC, and who has not stepped back while under investigation, it also risks given the impression of double standards on these issues.”

 

[Is it PotG?]

He didn't technically.

Did he 'technically' have a contract of employment with Auntie Beeb?

 

[nicko31]

Well, in Britain in 2023 it’s no longer permissible to be critical of our government and remain a media personality on British TV.

We are now quite a long way down a very slippery slope.

Who will soil themselves and step into the MOTD seat tomorrow?

 

[HH Brighton]

His moral stance is commendable but his comparison with nazi germany is ludicrous & no doubt very offensive to some people.

How is that offensive, surely he’s making a comparison about the language not events. Most normal people don’t agree with this nonsense.

 

[SeagullinExile]

details then

Nah. Won’t be going into details. My opinion is formed through personal experience though. And trust me, I’m not the only one.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Ian Wright ... Class

 

[Stat Brother]

His moral stance is commendable but his comparison with nazi germany is ludicrous & no doubt very offensive to some people.

Seemingly only Nazis.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Who will soil themselves and step into the MOTD seat tomorrow?

Ian Hislop.

Japes and irony abound.