The simplest explanation for this somewhat less than shocking about-face in attitudes to free speech, is that they're all hypocritical arseholes, lacking in principals without a shred of integrity between them.
Yep, hypocritical arseholes, lacking in integrity without a shred of integrity between them, that's pretty much everyone in public life on the right AND left.
Paul Embery who was on the same show as Toby Young has confirmed that he said Lineker should be allowed to say what he said, and he'd offer his Free Speech Union services if Lineker felt he was cancelled and requested his help. Some misreporting here?
Embery tied himself in knots arguing that the BBC had to protect its status as a culturally ‘liberal-left’ institution, which did not represent what the majority of people ‘in this country’ want’. Young introduced a new test of ‘financial loss’ to the BBC, so avoiding the obvious trap for his own position.
Hi Marc - I am passionate about free speech and therefore reluctant to remove comments from here. However, on reflection, I have decided to remove the comment from "Deon" you have flagged as I think it crosses a line in being, in my opinion, openly racist. As I say, I will apply a very liberal line on what I allow people to post on here and only take things down when I view it to be absolutely necessary.
The simplest explanation for this somewhat less than shocking about-face in attitudes to free speech, is that they're all hypocritical arseholes, lacking in principals without a shred of integrity between them.
Yep, hypocritical arseholes, lacking in integrity without a shred of integrity between them, that's pretty much everyone in public life on the right AND left.
Paul Embery who was on the same show as Toby Young has confirmed that he said Lineker should be allowed to say what he said, and he'd offer his Free Speech Union services if Lineker felt he was cancelled and requested his help. Some misreporting here?
Embery tied himself in knots arguing that the BBC had to protect its status as a culturally ‘liberal-left’ institution, which did not represent what the majority of people ‘in this country’ want’. Young introduced a new test of ‘financial loss’ to the BBC, so avoiding the obvious trap for his own position.
This is a parody, yes?
Am I the only one objecting to this vile poison by Deon?
If that's the case Nick, and you can't even supervise your own forum board, then I'm off.
I'm not gonna submit myself to this vitriol.
Hi Marc - I am passionate about free speech and therefore reluctant to remove comments from here. However, on reflection, I have decided to remove the comment from "Deon" you have flagged as I think it crosses a line in being, in my opinion, openly racist. As I say, I will apply a very liberal line on what I allow people to post on here and only take things down when I view it to be absolutely necessary.
Sure Nick, I appreciate that.