Saturday 11 March 2023
There are other things you could do, Gary
Gary Lineker latest: BBC accused of 'assault on free speech' as former boss Greg Dyke says it 'undermined its own credibility'
In my humble opinion he ought long ago to have been derogated to the office of frightening sparrows in the kitchen garden. There, and only there, would he have been in his proper sphere, and doing some good to his fellow countrymen.
Fyodor Dostoevsky - Uncle's Dream (1859)
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This is not an "assault on free speech". The same message as Lineker's is being pushed by hundreds of thousands of interchangeable soft left bleeding hearts with a poor grasp of history and a tendency to reach for tired political tropes. We have lost nothing.
The only difference is that Lineker was handed a megaphone and didn't have the self-control and knowledge of his limitations.
Over on Sky it has been reported that "Presenters have been pulling out of BBC programmes in solidarity with Gary Lineker after he was forced to "step back" from Match of the Day".
Good lets roll that over into political programmes and punditry - although I'm not sure how Women's Hour will cope.
Alternatively the BBC could employ someone like Nigel Farage as a new sports pundit... and let him speak freely.
Sam - I agree, it is not an "assault on free speech". I tend to see his tweet as a simple lie in that the exaggeration goes too far and is best viewed as an untrue claim made for political reasons. In this light, it is not a matter of altering an opinion but a matter of correcting an untruth.
DJ - it could be used as an opportunity to clear out dead wood, there is certainly enough of that. At the moment I don't see it as likely though.
"There are other things you could do, Gary"
Yes, just bugger off and leave us in peace...
Dave - yes he could and I hope the BBC takes the opportunity to be rid of him.
Perhaps we could be rid of the BBC as well. We live in hope.
Tammly - I agree, it is years past its sell-by date.
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