Free speech discussion

@fmf said
Do you, therefore, think Lineker made a mistake by signing a contract with the BBC in which he [1] agreed to refrain from making political statements in public, and [2] agreed to a salary of £1.4 million a year?

I doubt he read the contract.

I think he might have made a mistake comparing it to 1930s Germany, that was unfortunate and takes the shift away from his disprovel of the new law.

Freedom of speech however should be a right regardless of a contract.

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Football focus, final score etc, match of the day presenters weren't the only ones. Was there any commentary on MOTD on Saturday night?

It wasn't imo people sanding by him because they agreed with the content of his tweet. It was a clear footballers union, stand by your mate kind of thing.

You'd fire the lot of them. How much do you think that would cost in lawsuits?

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When did 1.4 turn in multi millions?

I don't think the money should be an issue here. If he was getting paid 1.4m or 14k it's the same.

Probably you agree with the law, and that's why you'd sack the lot of them.

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Getting your lawyer to read something and reading it yourself are two different things.

I believe that you're employed.

Did you read the contract word for word?