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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet
SIR – The real story concerning Gary Lineker is not that he has been
sanctioned by his employer, but that it took the BBC so long to act against
this overpaid motormouth (“Match of the Day in ‘meltdown’ as pundits side
with host”, report, March 11).
Any claims that he was entitled to his private opinions because he is a
freelancer are entirely specious. I was a freelance reporter and presenter for
the BBC for 14 years and it was common knowledge then that if you
embarrassed the corporation in any way, or brought it into disrepute, then
you would be sacked.
One can only assume that Mr Lineker was allowed to promulgate his
offensive views for so long because his liberal-Left opinions chimed with so many others in the national broadcaster’s workforce.
R G Purches
Bristol
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Maybe just maybe people want the BBC to stop unfairly sacking people for holding an opinion that doesn't physically harm anyone? Or incite anyone.
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