It's hard to disagree with any of this. There is a political pincer movement where it's going to be increasingly difficult to please everyone. Combine that with tough times and a plethora of entertainment and news options and those advocating for the license are certainly in a minority. The license fee is on borrowed time.

Lineker is not bothered about the DG instructing staff to be impartial on social media and not to make overt political opinions. In fact he says he intends to continue as he is freelance and not BBC staff so this doesn't apply to him.

He maybe correct but the DG has to plug that loophole. There are many who work at the BBC freelance and so are not covered. However people like Lineker are the face of the BBC just because he invoices the BBC for his salary that is a minor technicality.

It maybe that his contract needs amending to cover this but the DG has to make a start and if freelancers don't wish to be constrained by BBC rules then they should refrain from taking the "Kings Shilling".

Over to you DG this is your first test.

One more point

The dramas on bbc are often quite good so that’s a shame.

COYP

BBC to spend £1m on survey of staff how can we do things better.

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Sorry DG but your people are the reason the BBC is in such a mess. If you really want to know how to improve BBC services the people you need to ask are the taxpayers who fund your lifestyle and are very disgruntled.

I can hazard a guess at what the staff will say:

- Need even more diversity in front of and behind the camera.
- More programmes dedicated to social justice issues
- More drama to reflect "urban" culture.
- More focus on LGBTQ issues
- More focus on environmental issues, hire XR as consultants.
- More dramas about the Windrush generation

etc.

One more point

if you were to dump all those subscriptions, those 'uupgrades to premium' etc. you would realise what a waste of time and money they all are.

Wake up to BBC sounds with your playlist free of decadent advertising.

Adverts now seem even more ridiculous how could anybody possibly believe them.

But then they voted Johnson in, didn't they?

I would back off on the cynicism a little.
Maybe he wants that to be their answer so he can tell them all to wake up or f*** off.
He knows the road the bbc is going down and maybe he needs to sweep clean because there are probably a large minority who arnt as left wing or should I say anti tory, as they 'should' be. This will enable him to get everyone's independent opinion hopefully with no arm up the back tactics. Hes hinted about linekars attitude at the very time hes on the payroll. It might just be the least wasted £1m they have spent recently.
Just saying!