When Gary Lineker when he tweeted “Anything going on?” yesterday morning, he did so in the full knowledge that his Tory critics were steadily reaching boiling point
So when he tweeted “Anything going on?” yesterday morning, he did so in the full knowledge that his Tory critics were steadily reaching boiling point overMatch of the Dayspeaking out robustlyAnd anything that emphasises clear electoral water between, as they see it, a left-leaning intelligentsia and Conservative resolve is probably not seen as unhelpful in Downing Street.
But the row raises more intractable issues about the boundaries of freedom of expression and lessons of history. The BBC can with some justification point to its impartiality rules and let it be known that it is seeking a “frank” discussion with Lineker. At the same time the corporation faces several difficulties. Lineker is a freelance broadcaster, not an employee, and there can be no serious suggestion that holding strong views on asylum is incompatible with offering an authoritative analysis of football.
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