Cards up front, I am a big admirer of the BBC, The British Broadcasting Corporation. I always have. They’ve produced some fantastic TV programmes over many many years, including Doctor Who. On the whole, I find factual reporting with BBC News, the leader in journalism.

But what’s happened recently in the globally known broadcasters 101st year leaves me concerned for the future and the direction the corporation is being taken.

I’m equally as upfront about Gary Lineker, the BBC’s Match of the Day presenter and former professional footballer. I’d heard his name for some time, he had a cameo in the British comedy film, Bend It Like Beckham, but apart from that I have no real opinion apart from the fact he seems to be a decent person.

Lineker had posted on social media recently his personal views, not those of his employer, the government owned BBC, that the British government’s position on asylum seekers did not sit well with him.

This resulted in the BBC suspending him. But it didn’t end there. Other broadcasters refusing to work in support of Gary Lineker and calls for the Director General of the BBC to resign.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-12/bbc-gary-lineker-match-of-the-day/102085500

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lineker

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64889868

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64920557

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64936917

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