Simon WiddowsonMar 10, 2023
Well the #bbc really have nailed their flag to wrong side today.
Removing Gary #Lineker and David #Attenborough from broadcast to appease the government is not the role of a public broadcaster.
No longer can it be considered the nations broadcaster, it’s now nothing more than a government media service.
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And well done to Ian Wright for refusing to bail out the #bbc and stand in for Gary Lineker. Let’s hope other presenters have the same morals.
Mar 10, 2023 at 6:17pmMetatext
Show threadSimon WiddowsonMar 10, 2023
Respect to Alan Shearer too. #bbc have misjudged this so, so much.
Show threadSimon WiddowsonMar 10, 2023
Alex Scott has joined in the growing refusal to cover Match of the Day too.
Domino effect at the #bbc currently underway.
Show threadSimon WiddowsonMar 10, 2023
Now you can add Micah Richards to the #bbc MOTD boycott list as well.
Show threadSimon WiddowsonMar 10, 2023
Mark Chapman joins the #bbc boycott.
There’s a meeting being arranged somewhere in W1A with the question “What the ^%^! have we done?”
Show threadSimon WiddowsonMar 10, 2023
Jermaine Jenas joins the growing “won’t appear on MOTD” list.
Come on #bbc, admit you f%^$ed up and backtrack before you find this spreading to other programmes and presenters.
Show threadSimon WiddowsonMar 10, 2023
Someone please take the spade away from the #bbc before they dig any deeper.
Show threadSimon WiddowsonMar 11, 2023
Oh dear, it’s not going away, is it #bbc. Now the commentators say you’ve got it wrong…
Show threadSimon WiddowsonMar 11, 2023
I had a feeling this would spread to other #bbc presenters and programmes
Show threadSimon WiddowsonMar 11, 2023
And just as I grab that last headline, it updates to say that Jason Mohammed will not present Final Score for the #bbc
#dominoeffect
Show threadSimon WiddowsonMar 11, 2023
And now I read that players will not be made to provide post match interviews today.
Just when you think the #bbc could not have fu%^ed this up anymore, it spreads further and further.
Show threadSimon WiddowsonMar 11, 2023
Hahahahahahahahahahaha #bbc
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And so it spreads to the radio…
Dion Dublin joins the list standing with Gary Lineker #bbc
Show threadSimon WiddowsonMar 11, 2023
Fighting Talk will not air on #bbc 5live. Presenter Colin Murray has said it is “for obvious reasons”, adding the decision was taken by the ENTIRE fighting Talk team.
Show threadSimon WiddowsonMar 13, 2023
Well done to Lineker for standing firm, refusing to apologise and actually making the #bbc take a long hard look at its self.
And the series of messages he posted - classy; Grateful for the support received, but still highlighting the situation of refugees fleeing conflict.
Show threadSimon WiddowsonMar 13, 2023
Well, you really can’t argue that the satire department within the #bbc is still world class. The state of this statement.
“Impartiality is a cornerstone of the BBC” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“We will support the executive in its continuing work to ensure the organisation delivers world-class, impartial content, for all audiences." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Show threadCaz MockettMar 11, 2023
@xannov house of cards is toppling!
Show threadMoosterMar 10, 2023
@xannov football fans should also desist from tuning in. If the BBC wants to be a government organ we should follow the example of the good men and women supporters of LFC and tell the BBC where they can stick it.
#bbc #motd #garylineker
Show threadSimon WiddowsonMar 10, 2023
@Mooster I’ve not watched MOTD for years, but I agree.
If the #bbc decided not to broadcast it due to ‘staffing issues’ how many MPs would start to hear complaint from their constituents?
Show threadMoosterMar 10, 2023
@xannov I used to be a big consumer of #bbc output. Since 2016 I haven’t watched or listened to any of their news/current affairs programmes. The way they have pandered to the cult that is the Tory Party has horrified and disgusted me in equal measure. What a sad outcome for what I previously considered a great national institution.
Show threadSimon WiddowsonMar 10, 2023
@Mooster Yes, same here. I’ve not watched their ‘news’ output for over 6 years. It was once the best broadcaster in the world, but now…
Show thread莹莹Mar 10, 2023
@xannov well done to them all for standing up to this hypocrisy.
Show threadPedro_de_la_soulMar 10, 2023
@xannov f Fair play