Football on the BBC

I would suggest the BBC have scored an own goal here.

 

How will we manage......
Sack and rehire, chance for BBC to save a fortune .....

 

Well my guess is every one of them have broken their contracts and are at risk of having their contracts terminated if they have the balls to do. Apparently “the people’s Gary”!has weeping in the face of all his support. Well Gary you had better tell them to get into work as I am guessing they don’t have millions in the bank.

 

This is not about Freedom of Speech. It is about signing an impartiality contract. You agree to honour your employer’s code of conduct and not bring it into disrepute. No one made him sign it. I was a public servant and also could not bring the Council into disrepute, I saw two ppl who were sacked.

 

Can't think of any that match your description .. ?

 

Why does Alan Sugar get away with offensive political tweets or Andrew Neil when he worked for the BBC?

 

No need to rehire as they'll lose the PL rights anyway.

 

Has he brought the BBC into disrepute though? He hasn't, as far as I am aware, broken the law. He has expressed an opinion in his own time which the Government disagrees with. It is absolutely clear that he is expressing an opinion as an individual, not for the BBC.

The impartiality agreement for councils is on the basis, normally, that your role may involve engagement with councillors or the delivery of services on behalf of a ruling political party. Quite different again from someone presenting a football show.

I also cannot understand how Andrew Neil, for example, was able to be presenting on the BBC whilst still maintaining an active social media presence that clearly sets out his political viewpoint. I disagree with a lot of his views, however he is, for me, a terrific political journalist who performed his role on the BBC well.

This is the Government exerting political pressure on the BBC. Probably as a useful distraction from other topics.

 

The BBC said no further action, but the plank formally know as Lineker decided he would put his two fingers up. He said not only would he not apologise but would say what he wants. Rather tied their hands didn’t he. No employer is going put up with that.

 

I disagree he has brought the BBC impartiality rules into disrepute. The Council contract is about behaviour when you are not working, your behaviour must not fall below the standards the Council decree.
I have no idea about Andrew Neil and his contract and what was agreed.
Of course he hasn’t broken the Law and he is entitled to his view but not while working for the BBC.

 

Thanks for the reply.

We clearly disagree, but I'm not going to spend all afternoon arguing about it!

 

Not sure how I'll cope no MOTD the experts who when they got chance to become football managers made a pigs ear of it, Shearer, Neville,Scholes,Henry,Sutton who;s only on for his outrageous comments, Micah Richards for being the forum clown I have far more respect for the likes of Keane, Souness, etc who have done the job and had various levels of success/failure.

 

Wokism at its finest all round. Good stuff.

 

But what Lineker said was ridicules wasn't it, does he seriously believe the situation with regards the channel crossing is as bad as Germany in the 30s his right to say it must be defended but apart from his buddies he's made a fool of himself with regards his comment.