BBC 'working very hard' to find solution to Lineker row, director general says

[Nick]

He was "sacked" for telling an inconvenient to the Tories truth.  I can see you could not be bothered to read the Peter Oborne article I referenced earlier.

A) He can't be sacked because he doesn't work for the BBC, he is a freelancer so he could have his contract terminated.
B) He was suspended from his duties: not sacked.


You have not posted any links in this thread. 

[patman post]

He was "sacked" for telling an inconvenient to the Tories truth.  I can see you could not be bothered to read the Peter Oborne article I referenced earlier.

Where is this Peter Osborne article? 

In the past I've found Osborne a contrarian and manipulator of contexts to arrive at a saleable column.

As far as I can find in the more sane reports of the Lineker affair, he was suspended pending discussions....

[papasmurf]

Are you planning on getting anything right today?
Lineker was not sacked and this thread is not discussing his suspension. It's discussing him being reinstated.

He was "sacked" for telling an inconvenient to the Tories truth.  I can see you could not be bothered to read the Peter Oborne article I referenced earlier.

[Nick]

If that is aimed at me I am discussing the topic. Lineker was sacked for telling the truth, that is totally unacceptable.

Are you planning on getting anything right today?
Lineker was not sacked and this thread is not discussing his suspension. It's discussing him being reinstated. 

[patman post]

As someone remarked on the radio today after referring to the interview of the BBC's Tim Davie, it's usually the football manager who gets sacked after the team has a torrid time — this time it's likely to be the chairman...

[papasmurf]

You appear to be discussing a whole host of specious grievances instead of the actual topic

Please say when you want to discuss the actual topic, in the meantime I'll ignore your silly ranting

If that is aimed at me I am discussing the topic. Lineker was sacked for telling the truth, that is totally unacceptable.

[patman post]

Very simple, replace him and his cronies with someone else and save the BBC a few million.

Saving money and giving others a chance are good points.

But doing it now — with so many Tories calling for action against Lineker — just gives extra credibility to the charge that the BBC is under government control...

[Unlucky4Sum]

You appear to be discussing a whole host of specious grievances instead of the actual topic
 
Please say when you want to discuss the actual topic, in the meantime I'll ignore your silly ranting

[papasmurf]

Grow up

It's not difficult to think of a myriad of circumstances where it is wrong to write the truth publicly.  Not that I'd agree that all of Lineker's tweets that led to this was true.

But anyway I see they've agreed a common sense way forward and we should celebrate that.

The Conservatives have spent since May 2010 suppressing critical comment against them. They have stopped charities being critical with the equivalent of gagging orders, they are suppressing the right of protest. They have blacklisted journalists like John Pring, used dirty tricks against people who are critical of them.  On personal level I was threatened with legal action by a DWP contractor. When they were informed just what would be presented to the court if they did I heard no more.

[Unlucky4Sum]

Sacking anyone for writing the truth makes Britain as bad a Russia, China, and North Korea.

Grow up
 
It's not difficult to think of a myriad of circumstances where it is wrong to write the truth publicly.  Not that I'd agree that all of Lineker's tweets that led to this was true.

But anyway I see they've agreed a common sense way forward and we should celebrate that.

[Unlucky4Sum]

Very simple, replace him and his cronies with someone else and save the BBC a few million.

yes they should replace Tim Davie who caused this fuckup.  And take Tory fixer Richard Sharp with him and inappropriate user of twitter Tory Robbie Gibb too

[papasmurf]

Very simple, replace him and his cronies with someone else and save the BBC a few million.

Sacking anyone for writing the truth makes Britain as bad a Russia, China, and North Korea.

[Nick]

Very simple, replace him and his cronies with someone else and save the BBC a few million. 

[SKY News]

BBC 'working very hard' to find solution to Lineker row, director general says

The BBC's director general has said bosses are "working very hard" to fix the damage done to the broadcaster following the suspension of Gary Lineker.

Source: BBC 'working very hard' to find solution to Lineker row, director general says