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Why was Lineker sacked again?

He needs to be removed from the bbc

Good Lord.

Have I understood this correctly? He makes light of ICE murdering people and kidnapping parents, resulting in kids abandoned in the street whilst also saying the Dems shouldn't go after Trump and his type because it is looking backwards when people want America fixed?

Ugh :-(

Sadly the Today show which Webb presents has become a radio version of the Daily Mail.

Meanwhile… www.msn.com/en-ph/news/o...

It was a few decades ago now, when a Rod Liddle newspaper piece - when editor of Today - led to a crackdown on this sort of thing. Feels like it should be renewed.

Occasionally.. Disgraceful

A minor point who ever thought Trump was funny and er focused

It genuinely ought to be a formal complaint to Ofcom. It would be utterly inappropriate language in a BBC broadcast, and there should be no room to hide behind it being done outside the BBC. Lineker wasn't allowed to express certain views on Twitter; the same rule cuts both ways.

My favorite part is when he assures us that his Democrat friends were “relieved” that Trump won in 2024.

He's talking a load of twaddle which is BBC standard these days

Never forget that the holy Beeb is in a “news” sharing partnership with Ellison owned, Bari Weiss run CBS.

Oh no! He’s like that incredibly popular and effective Mayor! This will destroy the democrats. When will they abandon wokeness?!

I would hardly call any presenter on BBC4 as "leading".

AI hacking could save him

I think it chimes really well with senior BBC politics & the Today programme editorial policy. Webb fits the mould perfectly. Rw interviewees given free rein; Lw interviewees continually interrupted; 40 unbroken minutes of Reform on BBC News yesterday; Burnham cut off mid-speech. News? Partisanship.

That's a vast understatement I presume you have contacted BBC about allow its employees to voice and opinion like this

No it isn't. BBC News is on the way, though no where near propaganda territory. The rest of the BBC is entirely different and undermining it is doing the detractors job for them.

What reflects even worse on the BBC is that a media journalist quite as average and ineffectual as him might be considered one of its leading presenters.

What language is this written in? I tried reading the piece and none of it makes a lick of sense. Is it some sort of code?

Especially when this is a high profile news anchor, and other BBC employees outside the news agenda have been disciplined or booted for much less, but on the opposite political wing. If I was Robin Ince right now I'd be phoning a lawyer.

"It's bad to win elections actually, especially if you do it by being actually popular" is peak journo brain

Justin Webb is unbelievable. I had to stop reading that article before I threw up.

But Gary Lineker

And Robin Ince is crucified for having humane views in his personal life as a self employed contractor not a member of staff

OTOH "Push fuel prices too high and a man might even vote for an alleged vegan." does encapsulate the GOP fairly well.

I agree. But it is on brand. bsky.app/profile/epip...

Its pretty obvious in his broadcasting too.

It's only a problem if you have more left wing and humanitarian views. The impartiality should apply more to someone presenting news and current affairs, but the BBC seems to be selective in that regard. Andrew Neil always seemed to be able to say what he liked on his personal social media too. 🤔🙄

He works for the highly partisan BBC news and current affairs. They're all pro-Israel and pro-Reform. They present right-wing thinktanks as if they're neutral. They present the Green Party as loony tree-huggers. And they completely ignore the LibDems, despite the number of MPs and local councillors.

Couldn’t even get thru it.