The conflict between Gary Lineker and the BBC is resolved. – According to the BBC, Gary Lineker has violated impartiality. He has done that many times before, but here he crossed a line. But the comparison with Germany in the 1930s set off many emotions in a country that was actually occupied and attacked during the Second World War, says journalist Johanna Frändén. “A story that contains a lot of mumma” – There are a lot of ingredients in this story, something that makes it highly interesting in an incredible number of ways. Lineker has been one of the louder voices in a country already shaken in so many ways in recent years, both by Brexit and a kingdom in crisis. It is a country that is incredibly divided and polarized where it is believed that Lineker was one of the louder voices for one side, says Frändén. Criticized the British government’s immigration policy It was last Friday that the British public service suspended Lineker until further notice. The reason for the suspension was that Lineker had broken the rules of the company’s rules about what may be written in social media. Gary Lineker was suspended after he criticized the UK government’s immigration policy on Twitter. Several of his colleagues then chose to refuse to produce content during the weekend, to show their solidarity with Lineker. Something that was noticed over the weekend when there were large gaps on the BBC’s sports pages. The BBC then held discussions with Lineker to try to resolve the dispute with the football profile. And already on Monday morning it turned out that Lineker had been taken back to work again. Thus, the colleagues who supported Lineker could also end their boycott of the workplace. The BBC allows employees to use social media both professionally and privately, but requires all people associated with the company to be aware of Watch the full clip in the player above:
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BBC backtracks after Lineker scandal
