Thread 21. Sunak. How many more will be deserting the sinking ship?

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Here we go. Previous thread.

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Thing is since I'm boycotting the BBC today I can't find out what is happening!

As in happening on the network

I was thinking about the 1930s Germany references earlier. It made me think about all the 'first safe country' nonsense that is constantly spouted. In the 1930s many fleeing Germany did just that and settled in safe France. And we know how that turned out for them.

France kept them safe by creating handy lists of who everyone was and what their background was.

this is rather good

That man is angry.

Get thee onto twitter [popcorn]

Jonathan Pie is brilliant pointy

He regularly just nails it. And always starts off calm then gets more and more angry!

BBC Radio 5 Live has just had to replace today’s scheduled football programming with a podcast repeat…

twitter.com/paulbranditv/status/1634526809243938818?s=46&t=Uw4lJNwxFZFnX0Xs3doHYg

apple.news/A8wbe26ZZTa2sKofSJeS1kw

He barely has to say a few words and can sound far more intelligent than the opposition.

Sunday's schedule now also at risk

I'm at a service station on the motorway at the moment, it's been bloody hard keeping up with everything.
Dh is having discussions with football fans on football forums and groups about it. I never thought I'd see the day!
He's team Lineker.

Vanishingly few football fans who aren't tbh.

A lot of the MN derision is very very thinly veiled sneering at a working class man leaving his lane and generalised anti football sentiment.

Apologies if Goodall has already been posted. Lost track.

twitter.com/LBC/status/1634445329671024640

This made me smile.

twitter.com/FatboySlim/status/1634335584838713349?s=20

HIGNFY producers hoping BBC don’t find out that Ian Hislop also edits a satirical magazine occasionally critical of government policy.

twitter.com/haveigotnews/status/1634581727296331777?s=46&t=Uw4lJNwxFZFnX0Xs3doHYg

Loved that from Fatboy Slim.

Catching up on my news I see Ian Dennis is commentating on 5 Live football as scheduled but no explanation or comment as to wider details of this? Although I've read his statement.

How in god's name are the BBC gonna contain this?

My only worry is he will get sacked, and everyone will go back to normal next Saturday.

Says it all lol

Is that one of the senior BBC managers?

There isn't a way out now.

If they bring him back Dorries, John Hayes etc will whine.

If they sack him ITV will swoop and probably pick up a few other defectors.

Lineker is an extremely skilled presenter. I'm not pretending he's irreplaceable just very good and it won't be easy to slot in a replacement - particularly if there is an alternative programme available featuring the usual team.

And in amongst it all they've revealed quite how terrified the BBC really is of the Government and their impartiality shield (such as it was) is shredded in the process.

True patriot 🙄

That guy in the photo is like a walking parody.

"And in amongst it all they've revealed quite how terrified the BBC really is of the Government and their impartiality shield (such as it was) is shredded in the process."

I feel like it's gone beyond that now. I feel they're no longer terrified because the BBC now is the government.

And in amongst it all they've revealed quite how terrified the BBC really is of the Government and their impartiality shield (such as it was) is shredded in the process.

Absolutely.

This whole shit show has revealed far more about the government and the BBc than it has an ex footballers opinion.

And in amongst it all they've revealed quite how terrified the BBC really is of the Government and their impartiality shield (such as it was) is shredded in the process.

It was getting very frayed round the edges with the likes of Fiona Bruce as chair of QT. And the BBC's very dubious selection of repeat guests like Farage and others.