Quote Originally Posted by BigFatPie View Post
They do ‘operate properly and fairly in the market on the same terms as other broadcasters’.
Except that the BBC can legally demand money with menaces, while other broadcasters sell advertising or attract subscribers.

Quote Originally Posted by BigFatPie View Post
It’s hilarious how the free speech absolutists pretend that they don’t mind Lineker or anyone else saying what they like but what they’ve now decided is that they don’t really like the chat about var after a game.
My view is still that Lineker should be able to Tweet his opinion and should only be subject to impartiality rules when presenting a BBC programme. As other posters have illustrated with various examples, it's practically impossible to enforce a rule where people employed by the BBC must be impartial in all aspects of their lives, including on their own social media channels.


I've noticed that every time a poster expresses a view that doesn't fit with your stereotype of who you think they are and what you think they should think, you tell them "that's not what you really think", then you replace it with your opinion of what they think, and then you argue with that rather than what they actually said. I must say, it's an ingenious way of only ever engaging with the world on your own terms!