Comments by "Steven" (@Steven-vo4ee) on "Gary Lineker row: is the BBC too Left or Right Wing?" video.

Had Gary’s statement been made anywhere on the BBC, if it contained illegal content and/or if he worked in news or current affairs, that argument would hold water. However he did so on a third party platform with no links to the BBC, it featured nothing even remotely illegal and he does not work in news or current affairs. The size of his profile is a red herring.
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@lestrem11 Ah you "know" who I've heard of... come on... you can do better than that! If you want to say Lineker's profile "is ALL about the BBC", you'd have to say the same or more so for Alan Sugar, "who no-one would have heard of" if it were not for the Apprentice!... Never mind his business success in the 70s though to the early 90s with Amstrad... Who remembers Sugar defeating Sinclair at his own game, buying-out his firm?... He 'solely' owes his prominence to the BBC! That's why when he frequently makes genuinely partisan statements both on legacy and social media, which the incumbent government and their supporting press agree with, they have complete meltdowns and attempt to 'cancel' him... oh, wait... never mind... The fact is Lineker has been a major sports star since the 80s, when I think of him I don't think MoTD, I primarily recall his top tier goal scoring England international career, he's in the same league of football stardom as Kane and Rooney are in recent times and Charlton a generation or so beforehand, the same cannot be said for Hodge by any stretch of the imagination. In all seriousness Sugar probably does owe more to the BBC for his current notoriety than Lineker, as unless you lived in the time period when he genuinely was an prominent and important businessman and perhaps owned Amstrad products, in particular his computer lines (as I did in all regards), few would know who he is or why he has any degree of fame. Whereas with football which has enormously greater appeal and reach, both current and past great stars of the game are widely known, even by those who have little interest in it.
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@lestrem11 I never claimed that you did... rather he was facetiously presented as a juxtaposition to your fallacious Lineker's 'profile is ALL about the BBC' as 'most people in the UK wouldn't know who he is' argument. Did you not read the whole comment? It can be summed-up as: Due to Lineker's exceptional footballing career he is a major star regardless of the BBC. To say 'most people in the UK wouldn't know who he is' is both beyond risible and a red herring.
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@lestrem11 Perhaps those who're getting their knickers in an absolute twist over a tweet, make beyond risible arguments and tell people what they don't know, should take a look at themselves and follow their own advice? There's no-obligation to read YT comments or respond to them, perhaps also take some responsibility for your decisions rather than have a tantrum and wallow in victimhood? 😘
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Do non-"msm" outlets not have their own agenda?
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@Jerry21238 "Truth" or in other words what panders to your pre held beliefs....
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The BBC is neither left or right wing, its greatest problems are: (1) Government influence (regardless of party) who're able to install 'their people' in its leadership, the control its funding and thus existence. (2) The faux impartiality or in reality 'bothsidesism', giving equal weight to all arguments is not impartial, it's ignoring reality and the frequent presentation of fringe opinion as so-called "alternative fact". Governance appointments and funding must be made by a truly independent, impartial, non-partisan body, and the whole issue of what impartiality genuinely is and how it can work in practice without passing objective reality though a distorting lens, are its most important issues the corporation and our leaders must tackle. However I hold little hope of this occurring in the foreseeable future.
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@strangemagic5502 People working for the BBC have views across the political spectrum. As long as those who work in news and current affairs do not allow their politics to interfere with their work, it's irrelevant what their views are. Andrew Neil who was until quite recently BBC news and current affairs' greatest star, is at a minimum very right wing.
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Brexit was (and still is) both opposed and supported across the UK to varying degrees, it's risible and beyond lazy to it's somehow "Londoners instead of country". Like it or not, consistent polling shows that Brexit is now regretted by a majority in every constituency in the UK. Before you continue with your lazy line of thought, I don't live in London, I've never lived in London, I live in a constituency that voted well in excess of 50% leave in 2016.
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@brendancawley8404 Ah yes, "liberals" this, "liberals" that, the "liberals" are the blame for everything, in particular why Brexit is an unmitigated failure! After all the "liberals" hold all the power, "liberals" voted for Brexit, "liberals" formed the government throughout the process, "liberals" negotiated it, "liberals" rammed it through parliament without a scintilla of scrutiny, "liberals" negotiated all the amazing new trade deals and set migration rules... Oh and the "liberal" press majority too, who could forget! The "liberal" Express, the "liberal" Mail, the "liberal" Sun, the "liberal" Times, the "liberal" GB News and the "liberal" TalkTV.... Give me strength!
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