JonnyF

It's my opinion on what constitutes "poor". I believe we are still allowed opinions on here? Or have you banned that? ???? If so, please provide a link to forum rules showing opinions are not allowed on the forum.

Or funding Lineker's 5 litre Benz.

I've already defined poor. Feel free to disagree with my definition.

Since we are doing reminders on forum rules.

I define poor as anyone earning below 50,000 pounds per annum. The average salary is around 38,000. Here are you stats. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416139/full-time-annual-salary-in-the-uk-by-region/#:~:text=The median annual earnings in,pounds in the North East.

As I already explained to Chomper, it depends how you define poor. There is a massive cost of living crisis in the UK right now if you weren't aware. People using food banks at record levels, people who cannot heat their homes. Consumer debt spiralling. So yes many, many UK TV licence payers are poor.

I agree, Wright in particular was a thug on the field which makes his current virtue signalling all the more galling. He adds little of value to the program beyond his "cheeky chappy" act. His analysis is awful. Shearer's was a thug off the field. His knowledge of football was exposed when he relegated Newcastle. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/alan-shearer-feared-hed-killed-9426231 Sack the lot. Get some successful ex-Managers in.

You are the one on here constantly claiming that a significant proportion of the UK is living in poverty and using food banks. Therefore (depending on the definition of poor - why is why I asked) it would follow that it is mainly poor people paying the TV licence and hence Lineker's salary. I guess you were trying to get into a debate on semantics regarding my use of the word "mainly". As I said, it would depend on the definition of poor whether that was accurate or not (I believe it is but maybe we define poor differently) but seeing as that has hurt your feelings so much I am happy to use "a significant proportion" of poor people are paying it if that allows us to move beyond your usual tiring pedantry. Either way, the key point remains.

Define poor.

I'm sure that will be of great relief to the pensioners who can no longer afford to heat their homes due to the rise in their TV licence. "I'm freezing to death, but at least Gary got a few more millions of my taxpayers money". If he had any morals he either wouldn't sue or donate any winnings to charity. Highly doubtful, to be honest I doubt automatic doors open for Gary. Anyway, totally hypothetical situation. That you hope he sues and wins is telling though.

She had dual citizenship so she can go to Bangladesh or wherever. Besides, she was a threat to national security. Morgan is simply obnoxious. Totally different cases. As for Begum, good riddance to that garbage. Interesting that the BBC gave her a podcast though ????.

Another strawman. I said it is mainly the poor that pay his salary. Do try to keep up.

Strawman. Next...

Lineker knows full well that if he sues the BBC and wins then it is mainly poor taxpayers that will be paying his settlement, in addition to his colossal salary. I wouldn't expect that to bother him though. Fake morality. I've seen holograms with more substance than him.

Completely unsubstantiated rumours. The BBC has categorically denied the decision was political. "A source told The Guardian" - Of course it had to be The Guardian didn't it. What a joke.

He might well do. More millions for Gary, paid for by even higher TV taxes for those pensioners freezing to death over winter. I'm not too sure left wing ideology normally supports taking money from the poor to give to millionaire celebrities, but anyway it's good to see you to celebrating it. #screwthepoor

Ah so that's why the likes of Maitlis and Lineker were/are always attacking the government. It's because they are secretly acting as propaganda for them. I guess they just don't know that propaganda is supposed to promote something, not attack it. It all makes perfect sense now. Thanks for explaining.

Anything that helps to stem the aggression of China in the Indo-Pacific region is a good thing. Hopefully Biden will do us the honour of learning our PM's name this time. Referring to Rishi Sunak as Rashid Sanook really does not instill confidence in his cognitive functions. Come on Joe, it's only 2 words. Not too hard to remember.

I rather hope he'll go the same way as Maitlis and leave the BBC. For all her politically biased rants against the government, at least she had the courage of her convictions to do the right thing. Maybe he can go back to advertising junk food to kids, or maybe another gig in Qatar? Given his colossal salary (paid for under threat of jail by pensioners who cannot even afford to heat their homes) he'll probably fight it tooth and nail.

Why would they do that? He is a legal citizen of the UK, not an illegal asylum immigrant. This isn't North Korea where you can be expelled for holding the wrong opinion. Yet....

So the government is telling Gary to compare the government's policy to Nazis. Got it... The BBC is a hard left organization. Gary Lineker has become their chief political spokesman. Pretty much everything he preaches is left wing ideology and anti Tory. Claiming the government preaches it's ideology via the BBC is gaslighting of the highest order.

Half rack of pork ribs with BBQ sauce just went from 450 Baht to 699 Baht in one of my local haunts in Bangkok. That's over 16 quid. Hardly a cheap meal. If I'd wanted a bottle of wine that would have been another 1000 Baht. Thailand is cheap if you want to live in a hovel, ride a Honda Wave and eat chicken fried rice. Otherwise, not so much.

It's simple isn't it. His employment contract says he shouldn't speak out on political issues. It's like if your contract says you must wear a green shirt. If you detest green shirts, you are perfectly free to go and work elsewhere. He signed the contract, so he should keep his mouth shut. Funny how you're suddenly pro free speech without any consequences. Taxing the public under the threat of jail time to run a state TV station that preaches a particular political ideology to the masses that pay their huge salaries sounds like something that would happen in China or N.Korea. Actually, now I'm starting to see why you approve of it.

Correct. Lady Hussey has a lot of experience working with African communities and charities and would have spotted Ngozi's (Marlene's) Cosplay a mile off. She was curious about this fake act. Then of course Marlene didn't want to say where she was really from because she is a fraud. Just like her charity. Lady Hussey be like...

Someone on here once asked how I knew Ash Sarkar was a communist. I provided quotes from her saying "I am literally a Communist, you idiot". It still wasn't enough. So forgive me if I don't waste my day finding quotes from Gary saying "I am literally a socialist". It wouldn't be enough anyway. Check his twitter feed if you think he isn't. Either way, I'm off for a massage. Ciao.