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Malced
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there's a straight-forward answer to that. he works for a publicly funded corporation, and their rules and protocols dictate that their employees have to be impartial and not political. I've no problem with him speaking his mind - but he should do it when he's left the BBC. If he doesn't like or agree with what his terms of employment are, he should resign. But he won't cos he wants his eye-watering salary.Lineker is clearly an intelligent and articulate bloke with a moral compass pointing in the right direction.
Unfortunately our current government are the complete opposite.
Just like you and me why shouldn't he air his views on social media?
It's the same for civil servants. There's a code of conduct of impartiality.