Dahnsouff Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 20 minutes ago, Bordersfox said: Tirade? Bit strong! I run my own business and I don't use social media so that's not really relevant. And nor is what your employer would do. That's my point. The BBC seems perfectly fine with political tweets when it suits them. They can't have it both ways. We must judge them on what they have done historically not on what some employer on the Clapham omnibus might do in a hypothetical situation. Perhaps I should have made myself clearer, I didn't intend to come across as having a rant at you apologies if that's how it appeared No, it’s fine, I am sure I overreacted. We literally had this exact type of ‘guidance’ at work this week, and the worst part was, it seemed reasonable at first.
FoxInTheBirstallBox Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 2 minutes ago, suffolk fox said: Will now be fronted Motd by either Claire Balding or Alex Scott nailed on. Alex Scott and chapman have ruled themselves out
Harpenden Fox Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 3 minutes ago, davieG said: My opinion of him is not based on this single issue I’ve come to dislike the guy over a long period of time to such a degree that I’m sick of him. If that makes me a bad person so be it. Of course it doesn’t make you a bad person. I rather like the man. We’ll agree to disagree
fuchsntf Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 8 minutes ago, Bordersfox said: I actually understood one of your posts. And not only that agreed with it. 👏 Weyyyy ayyyu, a new convert.. 1
Popular Post ramaiya2 Posted 10 March 2023 Popular Post Posted 10 March 2023 i agree with Gary, In my opinion Suella Braverman is a nasty person. She has more in common with the far right then us. She has even been confronted by a holocaust survivor for her language. https://www.freedomfromtorture.org/holocaust-survivor-confronted-suella-braverman-to-say-your-hateful-language-has-consequences Gary spoke out and the BBC cancelled him. The BBC is no longer impartial and I completely agree with him. I do normally watch MOTD but tomorrow i wont be watching it. I am even contemplating cancelling my BBC license 7 1
Rusko187 Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 Personally I don't care if Lineker hosts MotD, but I agree with a boycott... you can't be having an organisation preventing you from expressing opinions like that. What if he spoke in favour? Would they be so quick to take the same action? 3
Foxdiamond Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 12 minutes ago, Le Renard said: Why do the last 2 Home Secretaries hate immigrants so much, when they are children of immigrants? You'd think they would be understanding, but they seem to want to prove who's the hardest bar steward. The Tories have always liked to kick the ladder away
David Hankey Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 1 hour ago, East Langton Fox said: As he is one of us, I’m interested to know what people think about him being told he can’t present MOTD until he rows the BBC line. Personally I think it’s a a mistake. Alan Sugar has had plenty to say as a Labour supporter. Andrew Neill, esteemed political presenter on the BBC is editor of the spectator which is not politically neutral. Double standards. Poor decision from the BBC He is not one of me!! Although he is entitled to his opinion he appears to have a penchant for being more and more outspoken and controversial in recent years. To me, he seems more akin to David Icke!! 2
Bordersfox Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 2 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: No, it’s fine, I am sure I overreacted. We literally had this exact type of ‘guidance’ at work this week, and the worst part was, it seemed reasonable at first. I have been an employee and I have had similar guidance. I think James O'Brien has it. Linekar has enough money to not give a fvck. The rest of us not so much. We should be free to air our opinions (within reason, free speech is never an absolute) without our employers trying to gag us. Sadly that's never going to be a reality. However, where the BBC has so flagrantly allowed others like Alan Sugar to spout off it's quite rightly now blowing up in their faces over Linekar. Similarly if your employer penalised you for expressing a political opinion but let your colleague get away with it, they'd be struggling to justify it at an employment tribunal. 2
FoxInTheBirstallBox Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 4 minutes ago, Bordersfox said: The BBC really have picked a strange battle. The hypocrisy they will be called on at every opportunity will be fantastic
Silva Fox Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 So has Suella Braverman been asked to present MOTD yet? 1
FT Goober Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 5 minutes ago, when_you're_smiling said: It’s a good job they haven’t kicked him off the programme for criticising the government, because that would look well 1930s fascist…………hang on a second……… To be fair, they didn’t - the BBC did, but they shouldn’t have given in to the ridiculous b@&&@cks and faux outrage of said Tory party. 1
Vazman Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 Couldn't care a less what his views or opinions are, outside of football, I like him when he just focuses on Football. 1
Sharpe's Fox Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 6 minutes ago, Bordersfox said: The fact that this cretin Alastair Cambell can go on TV and carp on about the rights of refugee's when his dodgy dossier for an illegal war in Iraq created more of them than most (as well as killing a million) is a joke. 1
Popular Post Bordersfox Posted 10 March 2023 Popular Post Posted 10 March 2023 1 minute ago, FoxInTheBirstallBox said: The BBC really have picked a strange battle. The hypocrisy they will be called on at every opportunity will be fantastic I would say the Tories have picked this fight rather than the BBC. And let's face it this current crop of Tories are as thick as mince. They have the political nous of a heavily inebriated badger, but with considerably less charm. 5
Bordersfox Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, FoxInTheBirstallBox said: . Edited 10 March 2023 by Bordersfox
st albans fox Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 Just now, Sharpe's Fox said: The fact that this cretin Alastair Cambell can go on TV and carp on about the rights of refugee's when his dodgy dossier for an illegal war in Iraq created more of them than most (as well as killing a million) is a joke. fair point - maybe we should be asking everyone who appears on news/current affairs to state all the potential conflicts of interest before they begin to speak …… I wonder if Gary will take advantage of his afternoon off and come to the King Power tomorrow…..
Guest Col city fan Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 1 minute ago, Bordersfox said: I would say the Tories have picked this fight rather than the BBC. And let's face it this current crop of Tories are as thick as mince. They have the political nous of a heavily inebriated badger, but with considerably less charm. Worst administration I’ve ever known, this Tory lot. The fook ups they’ve made since being in office have been astounding.
FoxInTheBirstallBox Posted 10 March 2023 Posted 10 March 2023 1 minute ago, Bordersfox said: I would say the Tories have picked this fight rather than the BBC. And let's face it this current crop of Tories are as thick as mince. They have the political nous of a heavily inebriated badger, but with considerably less charm. You are my new favourite poet And yeah it is a degree of both 1 1
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